by Knee Law | Aug 28, 2019 | Estate Law
Legislature Passes Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act On August 1, 2019, the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (the “Act”) became the law in New Jersey. Under the new statute, residents of New Jersey who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness, or who...
by Knee Law | Aug 2, 2019 | Estate Planning, Wills
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiple Executors One of the most important decisions, when you are putting an estate plan in place, is the choice of executor or personal representative. That person will oversee the orderly distribution of your estate in...
by Knee Law | 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 Knee Law | 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 Knee Law | 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...
