While most decisions rendered by the Surrogate’s Court result from an affirmative request for relief, occasionally the court will address an issue on its own motion when justice or the exercise of its inherent or statutory...more
6/12/2017
/ Beneficiaries ,
Executors ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Legal Fees ,
Negligence ,
Privity of Estate ,
Probate ,
Revocable Trusts ,
Sua Sponte ,
Trustees ,
Wills
Powers of attorney and trust instruments have each been the subject of many an estate plan. They each have also been the subject of multiple estate litigations. In combination, the two have served as fodder for controversies...more
1/20/2017
/ Attorney-in-Fact ,
Decedent Protection ,
Divorce ,
Estate Planning ,
Grantor Trusts ,
Marriage ,
Power of Attorney ,
Revocable Trusts ,
Spouses ,
Trusts ,
Uniform Trust Code ,
Wills