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Kelly Barry Installed as Secretary of the EFPCSNJ
Archer is pleased to announce that Kelly M. Barry was installed as Secretary of the Estate and Financial Planners Council of South Jersey (EFPCSNJ). She will serve a 1-year term. EFPCSNJ celebrated the installation of their 2024-2025 Board on June…
Steve Mignogna to Present at the ACTEC 2024 Summer Meeting
Archer Attorney Steven K. Mignogna will present to the American College of Trust and Estate Council’s Trust Fiduciary Administration Committee on Friday, June 21 at the 2024 Summer Meeting in Toronto, Canada. His presentation will address how fiduciaries deal with…
Trusts, Estate Planning, and Divorce: How and Why to Consider Divorce in Estate Planning
Attorneys Steven K. Mignogna and Eimi S. Figlio will be among the speakers presenting the seminar, “Trusts, Estate Planning, and Divorce: How and Why to Consider Divorce in Estate Planning” to members of the Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council.…
Melissa Dibble to Speak at the NJSBA’s Annual Meeting and Convention
Melissa Dibble will speak at the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting and Convention, which will be held from May 15-17 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ. The program information is as follows:
Fiduciary…
Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction Not Found by District of New Jersey: Probate Exception Applied
Crane v. Crane, Docket No. 23-cv-01527 (D.N.J. Apr. 1, 2024)
The plaintiff, Michael Crane (“Michael”), brought claims in federal court alleging that the defendants — Michael’s sister, Jacqueline Crane (“Jacqueline”) and Michael’s nephew, Joseph Candela (“Joseph”) — unlawfully deprived him…
Department of Labor’s Final Rule Dramatically Expands the Pool of Employees Eligible for Overtime with Initial Round of Changes Effective on July 1, 2024
On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced long-awaited revisions to overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The most important change will allow many more workers to receive overtime pay because the DOL raised the…
Don’t Forget to Label Your Beneficiary Designation Forms with the Correct Account Number: A Cautionary Tale
Quick v. Morgan Stanley, Docket No. A-0443-21 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Jun. 29, 2023)
This matter arises from a dispute over the rightful beneficiaries of a Roth IRA held by the decedent. Frederick Quick (“Decedent”) died leaving, in relevant part,…
Estate Can Sue Ex-Spouse to Recover Retirement Funds
In re Estate of Petronaci, Docket No. A-3842-21 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Jan. 10, 2024)
Brian Petronaci (“Decedent”) was married to defendant Laurie Voight (“Laurie”) from 2008 to 2015. Section 9 of the couple’s Marital Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) stipulated that…
Federal Regulations Preempt Inconsistent State Law
In re Jones, Docket No. A-2944-21 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Nov., 14, 2023)
Michael Jones (“Decedent”) was married to Jeanine Jones (“Jeanine”) in 1990. The couple divorced in January 2018. The Decedent and Jeanine’s Divorce Settlement Agreement (“DSA”) stipulated, in…