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02.28.2024
New Hampshire Supreme Court Affirms Modification of Usage for Charitable Funds
In re Robert T. Keeler Maintenance Fund, 306 A.3d 795 (N.H. 2023) The decedent bequeathed funds in his will to Dartmouth College for the maintenance of a golf course. The college sought to modify that restriction since the golf course had closed. The college proposed to use the funds to support other golf-related programs and […]
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02.28.2024
Steven Mignogna to Present “Seven Deadly Claims” at the ACTEC National Meeting
Steven Mignogna, Chair of Archer’s Estate & Trust Litigation Group, will present at the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) in Phoenix, AZ from March 6-10, 2024. Steve’s program will address novel and evolving claims related to estates and trust. Panel information is as follows: Title: “Seven Deadly Claims” When: Thursday, March 7 from 9:45 […]
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02.19.2024
Undue Influence Claims Fail Because Supported by “Mere Speculations”
In re Estate of Seto, 2024 WL 537811 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. February 12, 2024) This case involved an assortment of claims between siblings as to undue influence and other impropriety in both a lifetime transfer of real estate and a last will of their mother. Ngan Lau Kwan Seto (“decedent”) had four children: Peter; […]
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02.02.2024
Award for Attorneys Fees Prevails Against Undue Hardship Claim
Robert Borteck, PC v. Frederick Kennedy And Gabriel Yandoli, Co-Executors of the Estate of Francis P. Kennedy, deceased, Docket No. A-3819-21 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Jan. 22, 2024) Defendants were the executors of the estate of Francis P. Kennedy (“defendants”). On April 14, 2008, defendants entered an agreement with the law firm of plaintiff Borteck […]
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