Settlement

Court Establishes That Special Needs Trust Is Set In Stone

In 2010, Claude Newsome, who was already legally blind due to macular degeneration, became a quadriplegic as a result of an automobile accident.  After a personal injury action was filed on his behalf, he received a settlement which netted nearly $4 million.  His attorney recommended that he establish a special needs trust with these funds.  […]

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NJ Court Affirms Inheritance Tax Assessments Are Immune From Settlements

Joseph Rendeiro died on December 3, 2006. His Last Will and Testament, dated June 2, 2006, left a specific bequest of $10,000 to his granddaughter, Jessica Fagin, a $25,000 bequest to his sister, Mary Pereira, and the rest of his $2,218,733.66 estate to his son-in-law, Peter De Rosa who was also named Executor of the […]

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Benefits of Marriage

Benefits of Marriage

Millions of Reasons to Say “I Do” Lillian Garis Booth and Michael Dabich, residents of Bergen County, were companions for 51 years.  They met in New York when Booth was 42 and Dabich was 27.  According to Dabich, they held themselves out as husband and wife before his family and society in general in his […]

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