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07.09.2025
Appellate Division Upholds Trial Court Finding of Insufficient Evidence to Remove Executor
Chorun v. Chorun, Docket No. A-2704-23 (N.J. Super. App. Div. May 6, 2025) The estate’s executor (“Philip”) and beneficiary (“Alan”) were the sons of Joseph Chorun (“Decedent”). In December 2020, the Decedent died intestate, and Philip qualified as the estate’s executor. The Decedent left a residence in which the parties’ sister resided. The Decedent’s will […]
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06.18.2025
New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Trial Court’s Decision to Deny Undue Influence Claim Brought by Disinherited Children
In Re Estate of Kapila, No. A-2757-23, 2025 WL 1430418, (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. May 19, 2025) Vikrant and Gitanjali (“Gita”), (collectively “Plaintiffs”) appealed the trial court’s dismissal of their undue influence claim and denial of their request for counsel fees against the estate of their father, Rajendra Kapila (“Decedent”) and his second wife […]
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06.16.2025
ACTEC 2025 Summer Seminars
Melissa Osorio Dibble will be a speaker at the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) 2025 Summer Seminar, taking place June 18-June 22 in Montreal, Canada. She will participate in Seminar 3: Unwrapping Controversy: Litigating the Law of Giving. This engaging presentation will cover various legal, evidentiary, and ethical considerations related to inter […]
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05.20.2025
New Jersey Chancery Division Applies Delaware Principal and Income Act in Denial of Summary Judgment Motion Classifying Income from Sale of Entity’s Assets Paid and Distributed to Marital Trust Beneficiary as a Liquidation Event
Harris v. Harris, Docket No. MON-C-41-22 (N.J. Super. Ch. Div. Apr. 21, 2025) The case involves plaintiffs Timothy J. Harris, Megan Harris Loewenberg, and Kristen C. Harris, who alleged that their mother, Mary Ellen Harris, and others interfered with their vested rights to assets from the estate of their late father, Dr. Robert H. Harris. […]
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Eimi S. Figlio
Eimi focuses on estate planning and estate administration, including planning for both simple and complex estates. Her services include drafting basic and tax planning Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney and Advance Medical Directives, as well as preparing trust documents necessary to preserve family wealth and minimize tax consequences. Eimi’s estate administration practice includes all aspects of probate matters, including intestacy proceedings, probate of Wills, and marshaling estate assets. She also assists clients with post mortem estate planning opportunities.