The death of a loved one is a traumatic event that most of us will experience during our lives. After the grieving has taken place, the next question that may arise concerns whether the decedent ...

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There are several steps to contest a will, and courts won't let just anyone do it. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take ...

Pre-Trial Conferences and the Note of Issue/Certificate of Readiness. The Uniform Rules for Surrogate's Court sets forth rules governing pre-trial procedures, though, in some instances, it allows the ...

This article is the fourth in a series of articles concerning contested probate proceedings in the Surrogate's Court. We are hopeful that this series will provide practitioners with a resource ...

This blog has previously mentioned the most common question we hear when people find out we work in probate litigation: “What can I do to make sure my family doesn’t fight over my property after I die ...

Holly covers personal finance topics from credit cards to wills. She enjoys turning complex money matters into clear, practical advice. The number of disputes over wills has risen sharply, according ...

The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that an estate beneficiary did not trigger the “in terrorem” clause in his father’s will by providing an affidavit that supported his disinherited brother’s ...