New Jersey Law Blog
New Jersey Law Blog posts summaries of New Jersey case law on trusts and estates. It also has information about the trusts-and-estates lawyers of Stark & Stark. A podcast feed is also available.
Author: Partners Bob Durst, David Byrne, Thomas Lewis, John S. Eory, Thomas J. Pryor, Timothy P. Duggan and Adam J. Siegelheim, member Jonathan Katz and associate Cary Kvitka are among the contributors from Stark & Stark's Lawrenceville, N.J., office. The firm also publishes Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog, Nursing Home Law Blog and Construction Litigation Law Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Trusts & Estates • States • New Jersey • Associate • Partner • Podcaster • Podcast
Recent Posts from New Jersey Law Blog
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Claim of Undue Influence Resolved by Court Before Death of Testator
A will is obviously prepared when a individual is still alive. A will contest usually comes about after the individual dies. However, a California Appellate Court has recently decided that when a conservator secures Court approval…
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Estate Tax Changes in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
If Benjamin Franklin were still alive, his oft-quoted statement would likely have been: “In this world nothing is certain but death, taxes, and politics.” The estate tax changes in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief…
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Estate & Wealth Planning for Women
Rosemary D. Durkin, Shareholder and member of Stark & Stark's Trusts & Estates Group, will be a guest speaker at the October 23, 2007 and November 7, 2007 seminar, Estate & Wealth Planning for Women,…
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Proof of confidential Relationship Creates Heavy Burden on a Party Receiving a Gift
In a case recently decided by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey (In the Matter of the Estate of Samia Balgar, Docket No. A-6621-04T5) the Appellate Court dealt with an issue…
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Estate Planning for Baby Boomers
Steven Friedman, Chair of the Trusts and Estates group, authored Baby Boom Legacy: With Estate Taxes Likely to Fluctuate, Planners are Wise to Focus on Nontax Objectives for the February 5 edition of the New Jersey Law Journal. You can…
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Annuities Included in Bankruptcy Estate
Timothy Duggan, Chair of the Bankruptcy & Creditor's Rights Group, authored You Can't Always "Trust" an Annuity for the January 15, 2007 edition of the New Jersey Law Journal. The article discussed a recent case…
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Securing Your Future Income
Stark & Stark and Cowan, Gunteski & Co. will be presenting Securing Your Future Income: What You Need to do Today in Order to Insure a Healthy Revenue Stream from Your Practice. The seminar will…
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Reviewing Current Case Law in Probate Litigation and Will Contests
In a recent decision in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Bergen County (In the Matter of the Estate of Louis Spadaccini, Deceased), the Honorable Peter E. Doyne, reviewed the current case law…
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New Jersey Legal Update - Podcast # 37
This week's New Jersey Legal Update podcast will discuss reasons why individuals should consult an attorney when creating and implementing an estate plan. This week's New Jersey Legal Update is presented by Steven Friedman, Chair…
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Being Indigent is Not a Reason to Extend the Time to Vacate an Order Probating a Will
Estate of Florence Schifftner, Deceased If a will has been admitted to probate by the Surrogate's Court, New Jersey Court Rule 4:85-1 allows a party four months to file a complaint to set it aside.…