by kneelawfirm | Jul 15, 2019 | Probate, Probate Administration
Debts and Taxes | Distribution of Assets and Closing of the Estate In the first blog in the series, we looked at the requirement that the executor or administrator must be formally appointed by the surrogate court, and briefly discussed the obligations with respect to...
by kneelawfirm | Jul 11, 2019 | Probate, Probate Administration
Appointing an Executor or Administrator | Handling Estate Assets If you’ve been named as executor under a last will and testament or have the right to become an administrator of an estate in New Jersey as an heir at law, you may think that gives you the power to start...
by kneelawfirm | Mar 1, 2019 | Estate Planning, Medicaid
According to many sources, as many as half of all Americans over the age of 65 will require some form of long-term care during their lives. Unfortunately, the costs can be substantial—estimates put the cost of a private room in a nursing home in New Jersey at more...
by kneelawfirm | Feb 18, 2019 | Last Will and Testament, Wills
Ensuring that You Were “Of Sound Mind” When You Prepared Your WillOne of the essential requirements of a valid will is that the person executing it must have been “of sound mind” when the document was signed and put into effect. Because many people wait until their...
by kneelawfirm | Feb 15, 2019 | Elder Law, Health Care Proxies, Living Wills
Protecting Your Golden Years As you age, you want to retain your independence as long as possible, but you also want to put measures in place that protect you when you are no longer capable of making the right decisions, whether with respect to medical,...
