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There are 5 basic types of estate proceedings in New Jersey: Probate General administration Administration CTA Limited Administration Small Estate Administration…

In Flores v. Branscomb, a Texas appellate court discussed the estate planning privity rule for legal malpractice claims, and determined whether a non-client could sue…

An ancillary probate might be necessary when a decedent who lives outside of New Jersey leaves assets in New Jersey subject to estate administration – property in New…

The Florida slayer statute bars someone from inheriting from someone they murdered. In Pacific Life v. Perez, the United States District Court, Middle District of…

In Slosberg v. Giller, a June 30, 2022 opinion from the Georgia Supreme Court, the Court determined that an in terrorem or no contest clause does not result in…

In In Re Estate of Jabbour, a June 22, 2022 opinion from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the Court addressed whether a surviving spouse who seeks to revoke a statutory…

On June 17, 2022, in In the Matter Of Troy S. Poe Trust , the Texas Supreme Court determined that there is no right to a trial by jury in a judicial trust-modification…

Who is entitled to serve as the fiduciary of a Connecticut estate depends on whether the decedent died testate (with a will) or intestate (without a will). Who Is…

In Ghoussoub v. Yammine, a June 21, 2022 opinion from the Oklahoma Supreme Court, the Court addressed the question of whether Oklahoma’s revocation-upon-divorce…

A petition for Year’s Support in Georgia probate can be filed by or on behalf of a surviving spouse or minor children.  The petition asks the probate court to set…