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08.24.2021
Legal Malpractice in the Context of Probate, the Entire Controversy Doctrine, and the Right to a Jury Trial
Schindel v. Feitlen, A-2888-19, 2021 WL 2391583 (N.J. Super. App. Div. June 11, 2021). Before his death in November 2016, the decedent, Arnold, executed three wills. In the first will, executed in July 2014, Arnold gave the bulk of his estate to his son, David (the petitioner), and made specific bequests to his friend, Hindy. […]
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08.24.2021
Appellate Division Declines to Award Compensatory, Punitive, and Equitable Damages With Respect to Claims of Trustee Misconduct
In re Gloria T. Mann Revocable Tr., A-2663-19, 2021 WL 2212701 (N.J. Super. App. Div. June 2, 2021). Gloria Mann (“Gloria”) died on August 10, 2017. Her children, plaintiff David Mann (“David”) and defendant Doree Gottlieb (“Doree”), were the primary beneficiaries and successor co-trustees of the Gloria T. Mann Revocable Trust (“Trust”). A few months […]
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08.16.2021
Melissa Dibble to Speak at Samaritan’s Free Will & Estate Planning Workshop
When: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | Eastern: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Where: Webinar Archer Faculty: Melissa Dibble, Esq. Overview: When was your Will last reviewed? If, since then, you’ve bought or sold a home or business, married or divorced, welcomed or lost a family member or heir, received an inheritance, or had a change […]
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08.13.2021
Appellate Division Declines to Apply the Doctrine of Cy Pres to Modify a Charitable Trust
In re Bierstadt Paintings Charitable Tr., Dated October 6, 1919, A-0529-20, 2021 WL 3057076 (N.J. Super. App. Div. July 20, 2021). In 1919, J. Ackerman Coles (“Coles”), a well-known doctor, art collector, and philanthropist, gifted inter vivos two paintings to the City of Plainfield (“the City”). The paintings by Albert Bierstadt are held in a […]
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Melissa Osorio Dibble
Melissa handles all varieties of probate, general equity, and Orphans’ Court matters, including, but not limited to, accountings, will contests, breach of fiduciary duty actions, trust modifications, contested guardianships, and matters involving the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act and the Slayer Statute. She represents institutions and individuals, including banks, universities, executors, trustees, beneficiaries of estates and trusts, and intestate heirs.