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Estate Executor Brings Action for Lack of Payment

This is not really estate litigation as it is a case involving the commission/fees of a person who was assigned to perform the accounting of the wealth of a decedent. It all started when a wealthy individual commissioned a lawyer-friend to write his will and named the said lawyer together…

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Supreme Court Decides 5 Will Contest Cases

This is a decision of the Supreme Court deciding jointly five cases where despite the existence of will that can be admitted into probate, the parties who could be beneficiaries under these wills decided to ask instead for letters of administration. The surrogate courts, in its discretion, thinking it wiser…

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Court Rules on Will Contest Between Close Friends

This is a will contest involving not relatives but unrelated parties. The case stemmed from the will submitted for probate. The will that was executed by the decedent gave a very substantial amount to an alleged very close friend. Prior to this, several wills were also executed by the decedent…

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Court Rules on Will Contest between Brothers

A testator in her lifetime made a will. Her husband and three children outlived her. The will was brought to a probate court for legal procedure. Named in the instrument were the three adult children as co-executor with full power over the estate of the decedent. Not mentioned in the…

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Court Addresses Executor Fee Dispute

A man from New York City executed a Will and its appendices and named a German Catholic Church his principal beneficiary in his last will and testament. The Will was challenged by the executors of a prior will executed in 1972. The appellant firm that represented the deceased man appealed…

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Court Decides Estate Litigation Case

On 28 October 2006, the decedent died leaving a will dated 27 April 2006. The will nominates two (2) executors. Thereafter, one of the executors renounced his appointment. The decedent was survived by his two adult children. Under the will, the entire residuary estate is left to the decedent’s companion…

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