by Torzewski & McInerney, LLC | Oct 30, 2017 | Firm News
Much to your surprise, your late father chose his younger brother as the executor of his estate. You do not know Uncle Ned well; he is a life-long bachelor and likes to travel. Your dad used to say that Ned “was good at spending money.” You are therefore a bit...
by Torzewski & McInerney, LLC | Oct 25, 2017 | Elder Law
When people in New Jersey and elsewhere think about guardianships, they think that the person named to such a role will be a family member or close family friend. This is a person whom they know and someone they believe they can trust. Unfortunately, this does not...
by Torzewski & McInerney, LLC | Oct 13, 2017 | Estate Litigation
Closing out a loved one’s estate is never an easy task. In New Jersey and elsewhere, the executor of an estate has the difficult job of paying off creditors before anything can be distributed to beneficiaries. Depending on the amount of debt left behind, this can take...
by Torzewski & McInerney, LLC | Oct 12, 2017 | Estate Litigation
If you have a family member who unexpectedly changed his or her will or estate plan, it is okay to question why such modifications were made. It is a sad reality that there are those who are manipulated into changing these documents in order for the manipulator to...
by Torzewski & McInerney, LLC | Oct 4, 2017 | Estate Planning
There are a lot of words that just do not seem to fit together in the same sentence. For example, estate planning and simple. Believe it or not, some New Jersey residents can create simple wills that provide all of the protections that they need for their estates....