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In re Estate of Nigito, No. A-2013-22, 2024 WL 5233136 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Dec. 27, 2024).
This matter arose from a challenge by Ann Mae Nigito (“Ann Mae”), daughter of the decedent, Paul Nigito (“Paul”), regarding the funding of a generation-skipping trust (“GST”) created under Paul’s will.  The GST benefitted Paul’s wife, Antionette, during…

Join partner Steven K. Mignogna, who will be presenting the program “Seven Deadly Trust and Estate Claims,” at the American Bar Association’s first annual, ABA Real Property Trust & Estate Law Section Virtual CLE Conference. This 2-day conference is designed to keep practitioners up to date on the latest developments in core planning topics in each…

Join Archer Estate & Trust attorneys, Anthony La Ratta, Steven Mignogna,  Donald Craig, Melissa Dibble, and Kelly Barry, for an informative and engaging virtual CLE hosted by the Camden County Bar Association. The program will feature a dynamic discussion on key issues in estate and trust litigation, including complex topics such as:

  • Will Contests
  • Trust Disputes

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Bartek v. LoSapio, No. A-3022-21, 2025 WL 37451 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Jan. 7, 2025)
This case deals with a codicil’s validity that does not reference the decedent’s most recent Last Will and Testament.  The Appellate Division was not concerned with the error, even if the error constituted a deficiency in the formality of a…

Archer attorneys Steven Mignogna and Melissa Osorio Dibble will present “Seven Deadly Claims” at the Estate Planning Council of Delaware January Meeting. “Seven Deadly Claims” focuses on the seven most significant causes of action stemming from the growing number of estate and trust litigation matters around the country.
When: Wednesday, January 8 | 5:00pm – 7:30pm…

Fountain Plaza, LLC, v. Petrock’s Liquors, Inc., No. A-1522-23, 2024 WL 4822646 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Nov. 19, 2024)
The Chancery Division, relying on R. 1:21-1(c) and RPC 3.7, granted defendant’s motion to disqualify plaintiff’s attorney.  Plaintiff was granted leave to file an interlocutory appeal, and the Appellate Division reversed.
Plaintiff Fountain Plaza is an…

In many jurisdictions, the law dictates that people cannot benefit from their crimes.  In the realm of the administration of decedent’s estates, this principle takes the form of “slayer statutes” which state that a killer cannot inherit from their victim.  Where these statutes traditionally disinherit beneficiaries who kill the testator, some states have expanded their…

In re Estate of Kremer, 2024 WL 4964639 (N.J. Super. Dec. 4, 2024)
This case deals with revocation of wills and related points.
Bonnie Levine executed a will in 1992.  The will named Bonnie’s sisters, Pamela McGinnis and Patrice Berman, as executrix and contingent executrix, respectively.
In 1997, Bonnie married Joseph Kremer. The couple had…

Mooney v. Convery, Nos. A-1576-22, A-1577-22 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Nov. 13, 2024)
This case came before the Appellate Division after the trial court awarded attorney fees but directed payment only after the defendant fully satisfied the judgment, rather than from a fund in court under Rule 4:42-9(a)(2).
John J. Mooney passed away on June…

Nolasco v. Estate of Nolasco, Docket No. A-3176-22, 2024 WL 4563243 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Oct. 24, 2024)
 
This matter concerns a quiet title claim brought against the estate (“Estate”) of Otilio Nolasco (“Otilio” or “decedent”) by plaintiff Jose Nolasco (“Jose”) concerning real estate in North Plainfield, New Jersey. The Estate appealed two orders:…