October 2017 12
Unsent Text Message Admitted As Will
Posted By : Michael Thompson
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New Jersey has a very liberal standard for admitting writings intended as a Last Will and Testament. I was once involved in a case where a document – begun as grocery list but which transitioned

June 2012 29
Unsigned Copy of Will Admitted to Probate
Posted By : Michael Thompson
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A decision issued by the Appellate Division in the Estate of Richard Ehrlich, allowed  the probate of a will lacking the requirements of N.J.S.A. 3B:3-2 because under N.J.S.A. 3B:3-3, there was clear and convincing evidence that the

December 2011 12
New Jersey Supreme Court Refines Treatment of Discretionary Support Trusts
Posted By : Michael Thompson
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In an opinion decided December 8, 2011, the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld an Appellate Division decision finding that a spouse’s beneficial interest in a discretionary support trust was not an “asset held by” that