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02.21.2017
The Right to Control A Testator’s Funeral
Old Bridge Funeral Home, LLC v. Pruckowski, et al., No. A-0519-15T2, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 397 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Feb. 21, 2017). This matter pertains to the right to control a testator’s funeral under N.J.S.A. § 45:27-22(a). Marie Pruckowski (“decedent”) passed away in October 2014. She was survived by her three children: […]
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02.09.2017
Appellate Division Reverses Trial Court’s Ruling and Finds That Grantor Has Standing
Andrews, et al. v. Frank, et al., No. A-5524-14T3, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 346 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Feb. 9, 2017). Clifford Andrews appealed an order dismissing his claims against fourth-party defendant, Steven Ford. In 1999, while Clifford and Terry Andrews were married, they created the Andrews Family Legacy Trust (trust), an irrevocable […]
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01.24.2017
Executor’s Lack of Cooperation Fell Short of Ordinary Prudence
In the Matter of the Estate of Grafer, Deceased, No. A-1096-15T3, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 159 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Jan. 24, 2017). Appellant Robert Grafer Jr., the executor of the estate of his late mother, appealed from the Probate Part order denying his motion for attorney fees.
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01.24.2017
Practice Tips: Probating a Photocopy
A properly executed Will has two general functions. First, it allows the testator to set forth a distribution scheme and nominate fiduciaries. Most clients already know that. The second function of a properly executed Will is to make the Will amenable to probate in the Surrogate’s Court rather than in the Superior Court. No matter […]
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Daphne Goldman
Daphne represents and advises financial institutions, high-net-worth individuals, individual and corporate fiduciaries, and nonprofit and charitable entities. Daphne has a wealth of experience in counseling and representing financial institutions, both with regard to fiduciary risk management and with regard to the administration of individual fiduciary accounts within the context of corporate oversight. In the area of estate administration, Daphne represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in intestacy proceedings and probating Wills; the collection and distribution of estate assets; the preparation and filing of inventories and accountings; the satisfaction of federal and state tax obligations; the presentation of contested and non-contested matters to the courts; and the settlement of complex estates.