We are increasingly seeing more disputes over the validity of marriages in probate litigation. A recurring fact pattern is that a romantic partner will attempt to orchestrate a marriage to the second ...

For many families, the administration of a decedent's estate proceeds quietly and efficiently. Assets are gathered, debts are paid and property is distributed according to a Last Will and Testament or ...

At the recent Continuing Legal Education (CLE) meeting of the Bay Ridge Lawyers Association (BRLA), held at Mama Rao’s in Dyker Heights on Jan. 30, members were treated to an enlightening presentation ...

In In re McCown, a county court had a contested probate matter, and a party filed a motion to assign a statutory probate judge and another party filed a motion to transfer the case to a district court ...

Learn about probate court's role in managing estates, settling debts, and distributing assets. Explore the probate process ...

Anatomy of a Probate Contest, Part 4: Objections to Probate and Discovery in a Probate Proceeding Trusts and Estates Law columnists C. Raymond Radigan and Lois Bladykas discuss the filing of ...

Divorce is, at its core, a legal remedy for a deeply human failure, and its consequences are rarely confined to the parties ...

Anatomy of a Probate Contest, Part 2: The Probate Petition and Jurisdiction In this Trusts and Estates Law column, C. Raymond Radigan and Lisa Fenech present the second article in a series of articles ...

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 ...