Searching for Missing Heirs – Part 2
In last week’s blog post I talked about how many people are alone without apparent family and that dying alone - from an estate administration perspective - raises issues such as identifying the rightful heirs. For people that don’t have close relationships, they probably have less reason to think about executing
When Does Estate Administration Take So Long? Part 4
In my post last week, I covered the complications that can arise if there is no personal representative named - either because there is no will or because none of the named executors in the will are able to serve. This week I discuss the difficulties when there are no clearly
Why Does Estate Administration Take So Long? Part 3
In this week’s post explaining why estate administration takes so long, I cover the scenario when there is no will. New Jersey law establishes who has the first right to serve as administrator and who inherits the estate. Often, however, identifying the correct individuals is not easy. An administrator is tasked with the
The Executor who is Neither a Resident nor a Citizen (Part 2)
My post last week was about a call we received from someone named as executor in a sibling’s will. While the decedent was a New Jersey resident and U.S. citizen, the executor was not. As I explained last week, there is no New Jersey statute or rule requiring it, however, there are