In re Estate of Carone, Docket Nos. A-0858-24, A-0860-24, 2025 WL 2731315 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Sept. 25, 2025)
The plaintiffs were the decedents’ grandsons. The standing of the plaintiffs was the focus as to their challenge to the decedents’
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
The Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law blog, published by Archer & Greiner, P.C., focuses on legal issues related to estate planning, trust administration, and litigation involving wills and trusts. It covers topics such as undue influence and will contests, trust modification and termination, ethical considerations in elder law, and the legal standards for standing in probate disputes. The blog also highlights practical guidance on drafting estate planning documents and addresses challenges in trust administration, including disputes over fiduciary duties and beneficiary rights. Additionally, it features insights on elder abuse, Medicaid planning, and the intersection of ethics and accounting in elder law practice.
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Appellate Division Determines a Child’s Right to Support Outweighs a Beneficiary’s Right to Alter Distributions
In re Estate of Franklin, Docket No. A-4003-23, 2025 WL 2836025 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Oct. 7, 2025)
The parties’ mother died intestate. She left three children who entered into litigation with each other. A neutral administrator of the estate…
State of the Camden County Probate Court
Archer partner Anthony La Ratta moderated the State of the Camden County Probate Court program. This annual event, presented by the Camden County Bar Association’s Probate & Trust Committee, featured Judge Sherri L. Schweitzer, Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer, and Deputy Surrogate…
Introducing the Essential New Jersey Estate & Trust Litigation Guide – New Edition
Melissa Osorio Dibble Reappointed to ABA Leadership Roles
Archer partner Melissa Osorio Dibble was recently reappointed as a member of the Leadership and Mentoring Committee and Co-Chair of the Professional Responsibility Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law for the 2025-2026 bar year.…
13th Annual Estate Litigation Seminar
Archer’s Estate & Trust Litigation Group hosted its 13th Annual Estate Litigation Seminar, a complimentary program exploring the latest legal developments in trust, estate, and fiduciary litigation.
Archer attorneys presented key updates in case law, examined challenges in handling matters…
16th Annual Probate Symposium
Partner Steven Mignogna will be presenting at the NJSBA’s 16th Annual Probate Symposium. A panel of experienced practitioners will discuss the latest in probate law, highlighting trending issues and topics. Learn to manage everyday probate traps through a discussion of the most…
Steven Mignogna is Lead Author on Estate and Trust Litigation Treatise
Archer partner Steven K. Mignogna has led a team of Archer attorneys and contributing editors from other firms in publishing Estate and Trust Litigation, the fully updated fourth edition of the authoritative text on New Jersey probate litigation. Published by the New Jersey…
Will, Tax & Estate Planning Workshop
Archer partner Melissa Dibble will be presenting the program “Will, Tax & Estate Planning Workshop,” hosted by Samaritan. Melissa will be joined by fellow Samaritan Planned Giving Committee Members as they work with attendees to navigate important decisions, changes due to certain…
“I Will Survive” – Confronting Bullying in the Legal Field
Partner Melissa Dibble will be presenting the program “I Will Survive” – Confronting Bullying in the Legal Field, at the ACTEC 2025 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting. Despite ethics and professionalism, bullying continues to be an issue in the legal industry. Recent…