For many families, the administration of a decedent's estate proceeds quietly and efficiently. Assets are gathered, debts are paid and property is distributed according to a Last Will and Testament or ...

At the recent Continuing Legal Education (CLE) meeting of the Bay Ridge Lawyers Association (BRLA), held at Mama Rao’s in Dyker Heights on Jan. 30, members were treated to an enlightening presentation ...

When a petitioner offers a will for probate, and the propounded instrument’s validity is contested, objectants oftentimes raise undue influence as an objection to the admission of the will to probate.

The Tony Hsieh estate litigation is one of the most consequential probate cases in recent memory—and one of the most ...

Objectants to an instrument purporting to be decedent's will moved for summary judgment dismissing decedent's son's petition for probate in this contested probate proceeding alleging duress. Proponent ...

We all know that a person can control who will own his or her property after death by signing a will. But when questions arise about the circumstances surrounding the signing or creation of a will, ...

In a contested probate proceeding in the estate of Sandra Stevenson, the nominated executor of the propounded instrument moved for summary judgment dismissing the objections of objectant and admitting ...

When a person dies, his or her relatives often rush to pay that person's credit cards and other bills. Bad idea. In some circumstances, a bill may never have to be paid. We'll briefly explain how ...

New financial columnist Patricia Marcin discusses the estate benefits of establishing a revocable trust versus a simple will.

Boca Raton Probate Attorneys outlines how a will may still be contested after probate begins in Florida, depending on timing ...