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09.18.2017
Steven Mignogna a Featured Speaker at ACTEC Mid-Atlantic Region Annual Meeting
Steven K. Mignogna, a Partner in the firm’s Haddonfield office, served as a featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic region of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), on September 16, 2017, in Long Branch, New Jersey. Mr. Mignogna served as moderator and a speaker for a seminar entitled, “Resolving […]
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09.18.2017
NJ Court Permits Service of Process Through Facebook
In K.A. v. J.L., 450 N.J. Super. 247 (Ch. Div. 2016), the New Jersey Superior Court held that service of process through the social media platform Facebook was permissible after service through certified mail was ineffective. The adoptive parents instituted this action to enjoin the biological father from holding himself out as the father of […]
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09.14.2017
Christie Signs Digital Fiduciary Act
On September 13, 2017, Governor Chris Christie signed legislation recognizing a fiduciary heir’s right to obtain control of a decedent’s digital assets. The “Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act” authorizes an executor, agent, guardian, or trustee, under certain circumstances, to manage electronic records of decedent, principal, incapacitated person, or trust creator.
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09.12.2017
NJ District Court Finds Defendants Lacked Good Cause to Amend Answer Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16
Callas v. Callas, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127547 (D.N.J. Aug. 11, 2017). Plaintiff William Dean Callas (“William”) brought an action against his siblings, the executors of his mother’s estate, to settle a dispute over the value of their mother’s ownership in a real estate holding company in which he held a 60% interest. The Operating […]
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Anthony R. La Ratta
Tony concentrates his practice in the area of commercial litigation, with an emphasis in litigation involving probate matters, estates, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciaries.