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A recent New Jersey Appellate Division decision offers an important reminder of how vulnerable seniors can be to manipulation, and how courts analyze claims of undue influence in will contests. In In the Matter of the Estate of James G. Martin (App. Div. Nov. 3, 2025), the court affirmed the […]

Procedurally, when a practitioner has a client who needs to initiate a probate proceeding, the steps are fairly formulaic. However, even experienced practitioners can run into trouble when a potential client needs to gain access to the property of an individual who has disappeared. Presumed death cases are exceedingly rare. […]

Understanding the Importance for Planning of your Future and your Beneficiaries’ Needs We all know the saying, “There are two things in life that are unavoidable: death and taxes.” But what about death taxes? Prior to 2018, New Jersey residents often used the terms “estate tax” and “inheritance tax” interchangeably […]

In our trusts and estates practice, we frequently review estates wherein executors, appointed agents (attorneys-in-fact), real property and other assets may be located beyond New Jersey. A recent Appellate Division case, Gulbir Kaur Anand, Executor of the Estate of Amrit Kaur Anand v. Upkar Anand, Jasjot Anand and Kiran Gulati, […]