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01.15.2021
Property Transfer with No Retained Interest May Be Complete for Inheritance Tax Purposes Even If Grantor Still Benefits From Property
Shedlock v. Director, Div. of Taxation, No. A-5634-18T1, 2020 WL 5032512 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Aug. 26, 2020). In July 2013 and at the age of 87, Anthony Calleo (the “decedent”) deeded his two-family home (the “property”) to his nieces, Valerie Shedlock and Judith Solan, for less than $100. The deed included no specific provision […]
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01.15.2021
What Happens to the Ring When the Groom Dies Before He Weds?
A man proposed to his fiancé with a 4-carat princess cut $265,000 Harry Winston diamond engagement ring. Before the two could wed, the man died and his estate sued to recover the ring. Following a four-day trial the judge found that the gift, although an engagement ring, was unconditional, even though such rings are usually […]
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01.15.2021
To Recover From a Fiduciary for Breach of Duty, the Loss Must be a Result of the Breach
In re Estate of Cenaffra, No. A-5731-17T1 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Sept. 9, 2020) Defendant was the executrix under the decedent’s last will and had also been the decedent’s agent under a power of attorney. The trial court granted plaintiff’s request to require defendant to provide an accounting for both roles. At trial, defendant invoked […]
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01.06.2021
Steven K. Mignogna Reappointed New Jersey State Chair of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Archer Partner Steven K. Mignogna has been reappointed as New Jersey State Chair of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) for the 2021-22 College year. This will be Steve’s second year of service as State Chair. Steve serves as the Chair of Archer’s Estate and Trust Litigation Practice Group and focuses his practice on […]
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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 .