New Jersey law firm, Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP, is proud to welcome matrimonial lawyer Dina Mikulka to the firm as a law partner. Ms. Mikulka obtained her bachelor’s degree… CONTINUE
How do lawyers charge or calculate how to charge for probates?
A probate is the court proceeding wherein the deceased’s property is distributed according to the terms of his or her last will and testament, or according to law if there… CONTINUE
What is a living trust?
A living trust is a separate legal entity that you (the “grantor”) create while you are alive and as the grantor, you sign the trust document, providing yourself the opportunity… CONTINUE
What is a holographic will?
A holographic will is a will handwritten by the person (the “testator”)preparing his or her last will and testament. The holographic will can be informal – a testator can make… CONTINUE
Verbal Bequests in New Jersey
Q: Do I have any rights to property such as a car that was promised to me upon someone’s death but wasn’t written into the will? The answer is no…. CONTINUE
New Jersey Will Contests
Q: What are typical reasons why someone might contest a will in New Jersey? The most common grounds are either lack of testamentary capacity at the time the will was… CONTINUE
What is a living will?
There was a well-known case in the late 1970s in New Jersey, in fact in Sussex County, involving a woman named Karen Ann Quinlan [In re Quinlan, 70 NJ 10… CONTINUE
What does the financial power of attorney do?
The financial power of attorney can be in two forms. First, it can be a general and durable power of attorney. What that means is that the power of attorney… CONTINUE
How do you revoke a durable financial power of attorney in New Jersey?
To revoke a durable financial power of attorney in New Jersey, you typically do one of two things, or both. You send a letter to your designated representative saying something… CONTINUE
What are the elements of a typical estate plan?
Each case is different but typically people come in if they don’t have a will and we have them complete a comprehensive fact sheet which lays out a summary of… CONTINUE
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