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Many lawyers deal with Surrogates Court only peripherally. Questions about Estates and Surrogates Court come up often enough that it is worth knowing the basics. Here are 10 things worth knowing, even if you never set foot in Surrogates Court.
1. The Surrogate Court Clerk’s offices are broken down into departments:
– Probate (Wills and…
Sometimes I resort to unusual methods to solve a problem.
Recently I had two people in my office who were involved in a difficult estate situation. They were two of five adult children who had inheritance rights. So, to a degree they were united in interest. The guy was the Executor and a one fifth…