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Keep the lid on the family feuds by giving sound legal advice for various actions likely to be encountered in probate litigation. It's all here in once place to learn or locate. Whether you are preparing a will and related documents, or engaged in probate litigation, New Jersey Estate and Trust Litigation will navigate the case law, unpublished decisions and procedure you'll need to know. Reorganized, updated, and reissued as an eBook, New Jersey Estate and Trust Litigation contains hyperlinks to the full text of cases, statutes and other authoritative content.The new edition contains three new chapters on trusts, and helpful sample documents and forms for your practice. The first edition of this book was published not long after significant amendments to the New Jersey Probate Code (Title 3B) took effect. The 2005 amendments substantially revised the then existing law governing wills and estates. This new edition explores in detail the case law interpreting the amendments, especially in the area of -writings intended as wills- which expanded the category of documents that could be admitted to probate. In addition, three new chapters titled -Divorce, Annulment and Death, - -Litigation Involving Non-Probate Assets, - and -Issues Unique to Trust Litigation, - have been added to this new edition based on the proliferation of published cases over the past several years in these areas. The eBooks are compatible with a variety of devices and readers, including Apple iPad or iPhone, SONY Reader, Barnes & Noble NOOK and Adobe Digital Editions for PC and Mac.

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Paul F. Cullum III The idea and the greater part of the original edition of this book were the work product of Paul F. Cullum III. He received much help from his mentor, Michael R. Griffinger and from his then-colleagues at Gibbons LLC, Cathleen T. Butler and Rita M. Danylchuk, but he conceived the structure and crafted the details. At the time of his death on November 3, 2012, Cullum was a partner in LeClairRyan s Litigation Group, where his complex litigation practice focused on estate litigation and general commercial business litigation. He represented clients in numerous estate and intestate litigation matters concerning many of the areas cited in this book. In addition, he represented trustees and clients in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. Cullum was recognized in 2010, 2011 and 2012 as a New Jersey Super Lawyer for his work in the trust and estate litigation practice areas. Cullum was appointed and had served for many years as a panelist on the Early Settlement Program, Essex County, Chancery Division, Probate Part. He also wrote and published many journal articles on the subject matter of estate litigation. Cullum was a frequent lecturer in the areas of estate litigation. He was a member of the Peninsula Estate Planning Council in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was also AV(r) Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Cullum was a graduate of Seton Hall University Law School, cum laude, Monmouth College (M.B.A.) and the College of William & Mary. He was admitted to practice law in New Jersey, New York, District of Columbia, and Virginia. Cullum passed away on November 3, 2012. Michael R. Griffinger Michael R. Griffinger is the past Chairman of the Litigation Department of Gibbons P.C. (formerly Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione), and has been an active litigator in federal and state courts for over 35 years. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and consistently has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America as a business litigator (as well as an antitrust and appellate attorney and a bet-the-company case litigator). He frequently represents both fiduciaries and beneficiaries in estate disputes. He has conducted trials and hearings in federal and state courts in New York, Florida, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, California and Nevada in addition to New Jersey. His litigation is focused on corporate and commercial disputes, securities class actions and antitrust matters, as well as estate litigation. He has represented major United States and foreign corporations from numerous industries, including manufacturing, railroad, automobile, food, financial, telecommunications and pharmaceutical industries. He is experienced in both jury and non-jury trials. Griffinger earned his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, his M.B.A. from Columbia School of Business, and his B.A from Cornell University. Griffinger is a frequent lecturer for organizations, including the Institute for Continuing Legal Education and Practising Law Institute. He has been active in the New Jersey State Bar Association, having served as a Trustee as well as the Chairman of the Business and Commercial Litigation Committee from 2002 2004, and is the Founder and Past Chairman of the Federal Practice and Procedure Committee.

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