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11.27.2018
NJ Appellate Division Opines on Parentage Of Intestate Decedent
In the Matter of the Estate of Castellano, No. A-0165-17T3, 2018 WL 5810264 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 7, 2018). Approved for publication. While the facts of this case are complex, the issue was whether the only child (“Child”) of an intestate decedent (the “decedent”) could be cut off from inheritance through an “equitable […]
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11.27.2018
17th Annual Forum on Hot Trends in Estate Litigation
Steven K. Mignogna, Esq., Anthony R. La Ratta, Esq., and Melissa Osorio Dibble, Esq. Will Present “Hot Trends in Estate Litigation” for the Camden County Bar Association on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. The 17th Annual Forum on Hot Trends in Estate Litigation will have speakers lead a discussion of current decisions affecting estate litigation at […]
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11.27.2018
Steven K. Mignogna, Esq. and Melissa Osorio Dibble, Esq. to Present “Fiduciary Litigation Update” for the Greater Middlesex/Somerset County Estate Planning Council
Steven K. Mignogna, Esq. and Melissa Osorio Dibble, Esq. to Present “Fiduciary Litigation Update” for the Greater Middlesex/Somerset County Estate Planning Council on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club from 6:00pm – 8:30pm. To register, click here.
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10.25.2018
In the Matter of the Estate of John F. Piazza, Deceased, No. A-2853-16T2, 2018 WL 4354298 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Sept. 13, 2018).
Collateral estoppel and related concepts were deemed to bar the probate of a codicil. John F. Piazza (“decedent”) and his wife, Elly Piazza, had three children: Barbara, John H., and Debra. In February 1992, the decedent and his wife prepared joint and reciprocal wills. Barbara claimed that in 2007, the decedent executed a codicil to […]
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Brittney Cafero
Brittney Cafero is an associate in the Litigation Department. She specializes in the area of Estate and Trust Litigation involving probate matters, estates, trusts, gifts, fiduciaries, guardianships, and real estate. Brittney is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Brittney has represented a variety of institutions and individuals, including banks, universities, executors, trustees, beneficiaries of estates and trusts, and intestate heirs. Prior to joining Archer, Brittney clerked for the Honorable J. Christopher Gibson, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Civil Division. Brittney received a Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers Law School in 2015, and graduated with honors. During law school, Brittney served on the Executive Board of the Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy. She also interned for the Honorable L. Anthony Gibson, J.S.C. (ret.).