Only someone with legal standing — an executor, heir, creditor or beneficiary, for example — can typically file a petition in ...

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At the recent Continuing Legal Education (CLE) meeting of the Bay Ridge Lawyers Association (BRLA), held at Mama Rao’s in Dyker Heights on Jan. 30, members were treated to an enlightening presentation ...

Trusts and Estates Law columnists C. Raymond Radigan and Lois Bladykas discuss the filing of objections to probate, and explores discovery issues that may arise during a contested probate proceeding.

Pre-Trial Conferences and the Note of Issue/Certificate of Readiness. The Uniform Rules for Surrogate's Court sets forth rules governing pre-trial procedures, though, in some instances, it allows the ...

RICHMOND, R.I. — A contested probate case is raising questions about how a 90-year-old woman from Ohio became involuntarily committed to a Rhode Island assisted-living facility. The case of Rita Cole, ...

The death of a loved one is a traumatic event that most of us will experience during our lives. After the grieving has taken place, the next question that may arise concerns whether the decedent ...