by Torzewski & McInerney, LLC | Jun 19, 2019 | Estate Litigation
There are those in New Jersey who take the time to put together estate plans in order to ensure that they, their loved ones and their assets are protected, should anything happen to them. While doing this is something that is strongly advised, if the wording in estate...
by Torzewski & McInerney, LLC | Jun 13, 2019 | Estate Litigation
Some New Jersey residents, in an effort to prevent their beneficiaries from having to go through a long, drawn-out probate process, choose to create transfer-on-death beneficiary deeds. Under the right circumstances, and if everything is done just so, this can work,...
by Torzewski & McInerney, LLC | Jun 7, 2019 | Estate Litigation
Putting an estate plan together serves a few very important purposes for New Jersey residents. First, it offers one protection in the event of incapacitation. Second, it offers protection for one’s family in the event of one’s incapacitation or death. Finally, third,...
by Torzewski & McInerney, LLC | May 10, 2019 | Estate Litigation
When a loved one passes away, one would think that taking care of taxes, paying debts and administering assets would be fairly simple and straightforward. That may be true in some New Jersey probate cases, but there are those where estate litigation is an issue which...
by Torzewski & McInerney, LLC | May 3, 2019 | Estate Litigation
Famed musician Prince died in 2016 without a will in place. A judge ultimately named the singer’s brothers and sisters as his heirs. Three years have gone by since his death and the beneficiaries have yet to have any assets distributed to them. Estate litigation rages...
by Torzewski & McInerney, LLC | Mar 25, 2019 | Estate Litigation
When New Jersey residents take the time to go through the estate planning process, the hope is that their assets will be distributed to their named beneficiaries in the manner stated in their wills. One small thing can mess up those plans, however — typos. A typo in a...