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12.14.2018
Steven Mignogna Named to Board of Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning
Steven K. Mignogna, a Partner in the firm’s Haddonfield office, has been named to the Advisory Committee of the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. As a board member, Mr. Mignogna will help to implement the goals of the Institute. With over 3,000 attendees, the Heckerling Institute is the leading conference in the United States for […]
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11.27.2018
Richburg v. Estate of Richburg, No. A-1951-16T1, 2018 WL 5728500 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 2, 2018)
This action to quiet title sought to set aside deeds on various grounds. The real estate at issue was located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The deeds involved a decedent who was a resident of Kings County, New York, at death, and so the estate was the subject of probate in Kings County, New York. […]
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11.27.2018
NJ Appellate Division Affirms Counsel Fee Award Of Over $10 Million
Cohen v. Perelman, et al., Nos. A-3275-14T4 and A-3286-14T4, 2018 WL 6034978 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 19, 2018). This decision is the latest in a series involving the same family dispute. This ruling involved an appeal of the trial court’s finding that the decedent’s July 2009 will was valid and enforceable. The appeals […]
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11.27.2018
NJ Appellate Court Weighs In on Joint Accounts and Inter Vivos Transfers
In the Matter of the Estate of Jones, No. A-2557-16T2, 2018 WL 4471686 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Sept. 19, 2018). The Appellate Division addressed the difference between joint accounts and convenience accounts, and the standard for undue influence claims in the context of joint accounts. Erna M. Jones (“decedent”) was married to Walter R. […]
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Colin P. McHugh
Colin works with clients on estate, trust, and related tax matters, including planning for both simple and complex estates. Colin assists clients with drafting Last Wills and Testaments, revocable and irrevocable trusts, Durable Powers of Attorney, Living Wills and Advance Healthcare Directives. In the area of estate administration, Colin assists clients in probate matters, including intestacy proceedings, probate of Wills, marshaling and inventorying estate assets, preparation and filing of federal and state death tax returns, and preparation of formal and informal estate accountings.