A Celebrity Estate Plan Lesson (Part 2)
In my post last week I wrote about the trial in the matter of Aretha Franklin’s estate to determine which of two handwritten wills would be admitted as her last will. The case illustrates the reasons why everyone should have a will executed in accordance with state law and preferably typewritten
What Constitutes a Validly Executed Will (Part 2)
Last week I was telling you about an Australian case in which the court held that a deceased man’s unsent text message found on his phone was considered to be a valid will. How might a New Jersey court rule on these facts? New Jersey law generally establishes that
What Constitutes a Validly Executed Will
An interesting case caught my eye on the internet the other day. An Australian court found that an unsent text found in a deceased man’s phone, stating that he wanted his estate to go to his brother and nephew, not his wife and son, composed before he took his