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04.20.2023
Celebrity Estate Plans (Part 5): Bob Marley: Don’t Worry About a Thing (Except Getting a Will)
Iconic musician Bob Marley did not have a will when he died in 1981, at just age 36. Mr. Marley believed that executing a Will was against his Rastafarian beliefs. After his death, it took over ten years for Jamaican courts to administer Mr. Marley’s multi-million-dollar estate between his surviving family, which included his spouse, […]
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04.17.2023
Appellate Division Considers Cy Pres Doctrine and a University’s Evolving Needs
In the Matter of The Eleanor M. Weisbrod Endowed Scholarship, Docket No. A-2199-21 (N.J. Super. App. Div. April 6, 2023) This decision addresses an application by Georgian Court University (GCU) to modify the criteria for awarding scholarships from a fund (“Fund”) established by Eleanor M. Weisbord (“Weisbrod”). Weisbrod graduated from GCU in 1944. Her major […]
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03.31.2023
Celebrity Estate Plans (Part 4): Anne Heche: Can a Will be in an Email?
At only 53 years old, actress Anne Heche died in 2022 as a result of a car accident. She did not execute a Will before her tragic death. Ms. Heche’s 20-year old son, Homer Laffoon, petitioned the Los Angeles Superior Court to be appointed administrator of his mother’s estate, claiming that he and his 13-year […]
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03.27.2023
Melissa Osorio Dibble Elected Fellow to The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Archer is pleased to announce that Melissa Osorio Dibble has been elected by the Board of Regents of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) as a Fellow. The honor of becoming a Fellow is one that is earned. Lawyers and law professors are elected to be Fellows based on their outstanding reputation, […]
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Donald P. Craig
Don concentrates his practice in the area of estate litigation, including will contests, disputes between fiduciaries and beneficiaries, guardianship matters and accountings.