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10.25.2018
New Guardianship Rules in Pennsylvania Effective June, 2019
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has entered an order rescinding and replacing all guardianship rules and four guardianship forms. The new rules will be effective June 1, 2019 and are available here: http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Supreme/out/Attachmet%20%2010356638238010357.pdf?cb=1?cb. Certain of the new forms — G-02 and G-05 — became effective July 1, 2018. The Supreme Court has also entered an […]
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09.05.2018
In re Trust of Ray D. Post, No. A-0929-16T1, 2018 WL 3862756 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Aug. 15, 2018)
In re Trust of Ray D. Post, No. A-0929-16T1, 2018 WL 3862756 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Aug. 15, 2018). Plaintiff Valley National Bank (“VNB”) filed an application for approval of a formal accounting. The remainder beneficiaries objected, complaining inter alia that the plaintiff violated the terms of the trust by diversifying the trust portfolio […]
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09.05.2018
In re Estate of Horton, No. 339737, 2018 WL 3443383 (Mich. Ct. App. July 17, 2018)
In re Estate of Horton, No. 339737, 2018 WL 3443383 (Mich. Ct. App. July 17, 2018). Lanora Jones (“Jones”), mother of the decedent, appealed a court order recognizing an electronic document as the valid will of her son, Duane Francis Horton II. The decedent, Duane Francis Horton II, committed suicide in December 2015, at the […]
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09.05.2018
In the Matter of the Estate of Edward Wlodarczyk, No. A-0258-16T4, 2018 WL 3431779 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. July 17, 2018)
In the Matter of the Estate of Edward Wlodarczyk, No. A-0258-16T4, 2018 WL 3431779 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. July 17, 2018). Plaintiff Anna Wlodarczyk (“Anna”) appealed from an order granting a motion by Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (“Trinity Church”) for involuntary dismissal at the close of Anna’s case. The Attorney General of New Jersey, […]
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