by Knee Law | Oct 15, 2025 | Estate Litigation
Estate litigation often centers on questions of intent, capacity, or fairness. Traditionally, courts relied on witness testimony, paper documents, and expert opinions to resolve these disputes. Today, however, digital evidence plays a growing role. Emails, text...
by Knee Law | Sep 12, 2025 | Estate Litigation
When someone passes away in New Jersey, their estate must be managed and settled. This responsibility usually falls to the executor, the person named in the will to handle the administration. Executors play a crucial role: they collect and protect assets, pay debts...
by Knee Law | May 12, 2025 | Estate Litigation
When a New Jersey resident passes away, their estate must go through the probate process before their assets are distributed in accordance with the terms of their last will and testament. During probate, the decedent’s will is verified and the estate’s debts are...
by Knee Law | Apr 1, 2025 | Estate Litigation
The person tasked with administering a deceased New Jersey resident’s estate is called the executor. He or she is appointed by a probate court in the country where the decedent resided, and it is usually the person the decedent named in their last will and testament....
by Knee Law | Mar 5, 2024 | Estate Law, Estate Litigation
Jury Decides in Long-running Dispute Over Aretha Franklin’s Will Aretha Franklin’s 2018 death resulted in mourning around the world. It also sparked a will dispute between two of her children. Now, however, it appears the will dispute might finally be...
