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A power of attorney grants one person or more the right to act on behalf of the principal granting the power, and it can work in a number of different ways according to the needs or desires of the principal. New Jersey residents may need a power of attorney for one...
People who have a living will in place are able to maintain a modicum of control over the medical treatment they are willing to endure in the event they are incapacitated. When a person does not have a living will, decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment use on...
A trust can be an effective tool for estate planning purposes. A revocable living trust is one of the most popular types of trusts as it gives the trust's creator flexibility to make changes if needed. Although they cannot be changed, an irrevocable trust may provide...
It’s a two-hour drive from Flemington to Ridgefield, Connecticut, home of the late Maurice Sendak. When the famed writer and illustrator passed away two years ago, the New York Times hailed him as an “author of splendid nightmares.” Recent news...
You are at this very moment reading a digital asset. You might well have written blog posts yourself, or you might own a website filled with family photos and other mementos. That is also a digital asset, as is your Facebook page and Twitter account. As growing bits...
His life was filled with adventure, academics and a breathtaking accumulation of Chinese art and wealth. C.C. Wang was known for escaping China’s civil war in 1949 and bringing his wife and young children to the capital of the art world, just 60 miles east of...
The end of a person's life has been speculated about endlessly in books and songs. Less poetic, perhaps, but necessary after a loved one's life has ended is a familiarity with estate administration. What is estate administration, you might wonder. It is at its...
The passing of a loved one often comes as a shock to the family. In some cases, however, there are aftershocks that can include the discovery that a will has been drastically altered to favor a single particular person. This is often when a family member (or members)...
Virtually everyone in Flemington has an estate. It’s the collection of things that a person owns, including a house, car, stocks, cash, checking and savings accounts, furniture, life insurance, clothing – everything. For some, estates are vast and...
In our previous post, we wrote about one of the most celebrated actors of our time: Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died at age 46. As you might recall, the Oscar-winning actor was adamant that his three young children, ages 5, 7 and 10, not be “trust fund...
