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08.27.2018
Appellate Court Enforces Codicil Written in Decedent’s Blood
In the Matter of the Will of Bradway, No. A-4535-16T3, 2018 WL 3097060 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. June 25, 2018). The decedent, Will Bradway, was in a long-term relationship with his life partner, Marc Coleman. They filed documents in Philadelphia to recognize their relationship as life partners. In 2001, Bradway executed a traditional will, […]
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08.27.2018
Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Highlights the Need to Update Estate Plans and Beneficiary Designations Following A Marital Dissolution
Sveen v. Melin, 138 S. Ct. 1815 (U.S. Jun. 11, 2018). This decision applied the two-step test for determining Contracts Clause violations with respect to the retroactive application of a Minnesota law which established a default rule of automatic revocation of beneficiary designation upon divorce. The Supreme Court upheld the retroactive application. Enacted in 2002, […]
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08.27.2018
Donald P. Craig, Esq. and Brittney A. Cafero, Esq. to Present at COANJ Annual Conference
Donald P. Craig, Esq. and Brittney A. Cafero, Esq. to Present “Developing Trends in Probate Litigation” for the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey, Surrogates Section Annual Forum on September 27, 2018. The Conference will take place at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City, NJ from September 25 – September 28, 2018.
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08.27.2018
Steven K. Mignogna, Esq. to Present “Fiduciary Litigation Update” for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s Annual Forum
Steven K. Mignogna, Esq. to Present “Fiduciary Litigation Update” for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s Annual Forum on September 20, 2018. The Forum will take place from 9am- 1pm at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick, NJ. For more information and to register, click here.
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