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“Droll thing life is -- that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself -- that comes too late -- a crop of inextinguishable regrets.” ― Joseph Conrad Clients often...
By: Gary E. Bashian PROBATE DECREE MUST BE VACATED BEFORE 1404 DISCOVERY CAN PROCEED. In 2008, Petitioner submitted for probate the Last Will and Testament of Decedent, which was executed in 1994. Oddly, the affidavit of attesting witnesses was not executed...
Surrogate’s Summary Judgment Roundup – Very Interesting! A Series of Recent Decisions from Surrogate’s Throughout Metropolitan New York, Further Highlight the Increased Use of Summary Judgment in the Courts. Matter of Lubin, 30 Misc. 3d 1234A [Bronx...
“INITIALLY” IT SEEMED IMPORTANT: DUE EXECUTION OF WILL DEMONSTRATED EVEN WHEN “INITIALS” AND SIGNATURE DID NOT MATCH In this contested probate proceeding, Westchester County Surrogate, Hon. Anthony A. Scarpino, found that in...
As ever growing segments of the American population transition into senior citizenship, there has been an alarming rise in what is broadly known as Elderly abuse. Neglect, financial exploitation, physical and or mental abuse, are all forms of elder mistreatment that...
Marriage is the chief cause of divorce. – Groucho Marx Perhaps second only to the issue of child custody, determining what assets are—or are not—subject to Equitable Distribution is the most important factor that shapes matrimonial litigation. Since...
“My isolation leaves me weak, however just my cause. But opposing you, old as I am, I will stop at nothing.” - Sophocles. As practitioners, Jurists, and medical professionals alike have all increasingly recognized, elder abuse is one of the most...
Many people go through life without much thought to how their property will be divided upon their death. People are typically either too busy to deal with the subject or they do not want to deal with it for emotional reasons. However, there are at least two reasons...
Often when the issue of a discovery proceeding is raised in either a will contest, accounting contest or related litigated estate matter, the initial reaction by the attorney is to assume that reference is being made to the discovery and disclosure permitted by...
Elder abuse, including the financial exploitation of elderly individuals, especially by non family members, who have become mentally incapacitated[1] is an unfortunate and growing problem in our society. The unique vulnerabilities of those abused, the easily...
