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04.03.2024
Pennsylvania Amends Guardianship Statute
On December 14, 2023, Pennsylvania amended certain sections of its guardianship statutes, effective June 11, 2024. Act of Dec. 14, 2023, P.L. 446, No. 61, Cl. 20. Among the changes is the addition of a requirement that counsel for the alleged incapacitated person be appointed by the court in all matters in which counsel has […]
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04.01.2024
Doctrine of Laches Properly Applied Where Verified Complaint filed Over a Decade After Decedent’s Death
In re Estate of Dornic, Docket No. 2414-21 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Feb. 27, 2024) This case concerns a complaint that was dismissed under the doctrine of laches. The Appellate Division affirmed. Olga Dornic (“Decedent”) died intestate on February 3, 2008. The Decedent was never married, had no children, and left no living parents, siblings, […]
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03.29.2024
New Jersey Statutes Closing “Black Hole” of Litigation to be Applied Retroactively
Roik v. Roik, Docket No. A-2522-21 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Nov. 27, 2023) In August 2020, plaintiff Paul Roik (“Paul”) filed for divorce from defendant Anita Roik (“Anita”), his spouse of 46 years. The couple had three children together, all of whom are adults. In 2013, long before filing for divorce, Paul had executed a […]
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03.26.2024
Will Contest Based on Decedent’s Ability to Speak English Rejected
In re Estate of Bardizbanian, Docket No. A-3370-21 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Mar. 5, 2024) Siran Bardizbanian (“Decedent”) died on March 9, 2021. Decedent’s daughter, Maggie, sought to reject Decedent’s November 6, 2000 will (“2000 Will”), which disinherited her. Decedent’s son, Gary, was a proponent of the 2000 Will, of which he was the named […]
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Frank Demmerly
Frank R. Demmerly, Jr. is a Stockholder in the law firm of Archer & Greiner, P.C. He provides estate planning, estate administration and estate and gift tax advice. Taking into account client’s personal and tax objective, he provides Wills, Trusts, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (“ILIT”S”), Power-of-Attorney, Healthcare Proxies, Living Wills, planning and implementation of simple and complex gifting programs (which may use GRAT’S, QPRT’S and other complex techniques), Charitable Remainder trusts, Charitable Foundations, and other estate planning services. He assists clients with the complexities of administration of estates including probate, the preparation and filing of estate tax returns and estate and trust funding and distributions .