Located in Morristown,E.A. Goodman Law, LLCprovides probate and estate administration services to clients throughout the state of New Jersey. We are knowledgeable in the rules and procedures of the local probate courts and guide executors and estate administrators through these legal proceedings. Add...
Most assets that are subject to probate administration come under the supervision of the probate court in the place where the decedent lived at death. The exception is real estate. Probate for real estate may need to be extended to any county in which the real estate is located. The executor...
MEMO State of New Jersey NJLRCNew Jersey Law Revision CommissionFINAL REPORT relating to PROBATE CODE REVISIONS September 1999 NEW JERSEY LAW REVISION COMMrpts/probate.doc
Anna Nicole Smith Goes Shopping: The New Forum Shopping Problem in Bankruptcy The American bankruptcy system is a hybrid of state law and federal bankruptcy law. Under the Butner principle, federal bankruptcy courts preserve non-bankruptcy law substantive entitlements in bankruptcy unless bankruptcy polic...
Witman Stadtmauer, P.A. is a Florham Park, New Jersey law firm that advises business clients on all matters related to tax, pensions and benefits issues. In addition, we counsel individuals with issues regarding wills, trusts and estate planning; real es
the Chairman of the firm, is licensed to practice not only in Florida, but also New York, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia. As a long-term resident of the Sunshine State, he is proud to serve Florida residents and does everything that he can help ease all estate and probate ...
Probate fees by state While probate fees range from 3%–7% of an estate’s value, state policy can affect the cost. Eighteen states adopted the Uniform Probate Code (UPC), a regulation stating attorneys can only charge “reasonable fees” for their probate services. These states adopted the ...
In the state ofNew Jerseyit has been held that an unprobated will is capable of conveying an interest in the property devised, and when a conveyance is made under a power in the will before probate a subsequent probate validates the conveyance (1906,Mackeyv.Mackey,63 Atl. Rep. 984). ...
When a person dies, whether or not a will exists, the property and other assets obtained over the course of life must be liquidated and distributed. Legal title must be established for heirs and beneficiaries. This process is handled in the state’s probate court. ...
(1) if the instrument was executed in compliance with the formalities of the state law; (2) if the offered instrumentwas intendedto be the testator’s Last Will and Testament; (3) whether the testator had the requisite mental capacity and understanding to execute his or her Last Will; and...