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02.05.2016
The Biggest Mistakes Estate Executors Make
Mistakes made by an executor can lead to the executor getting sued. On February 1, 2016, The Wall Street Journal wrote an article entitled The Biggest Mistakes Estate Executors Make http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biggest-mistakes-executors-make-1454295683, and listed some of the biggest mistakes executors want to avoid.
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02.01.2016
Excessive Executor’s Fees in Helmsley Estate
Leona Helmsley died in 2007 leaving behind nearly $4.8 billion in assets. The four executors of her estate, including two of her grandchildren, have sought $100 million to cover their costs of dealing with her many bequests. The Attorney General is contesting their fees. The Attorney General suggests that the payment to the executors be […]
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02.01.2016
Denial of Damages In Probate Litigation
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANE P. SOGLIUZZO. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0882-14T2; Decided December 17, 2015 2015 NJ Super Unpub LEXIS 2921 Jane P. Sogliuzzo died in 2008. She left a son, John Sogliuzzo, and a daughter, Jane Adkins. Individually and as executor of her mother’s […]
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02.01.2016
Court Determines Burden of Proof When A Party Seeks To Bar A Parent From Succeeding To A Child’s Estate
Decided December 11, 2015 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0878-14T2 2015 NJ Super LEXIS 204 Approved for publication In this case of first impression, the Appellate Division interpreted N.J.S.A. 3B:5-14.1(b)(1), which provides that a parent who is deemed to have “abandoned” his or her child “by willfully forsaking” the child is […]
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