In the recent decision of Matter of Hassine, the New York County Surrogate’s Court addressed a motion to vacate two pre-trial stipulations entered into by the movants’ prior counsel. Ilene Cooper discusses the case in our latest post.
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April 2020
Can’t We All Just Get Along: When Non-Cooperation Leads to Removal
By Farrell Fritz P.C. on
Posted in Fiduciaries
All too often co-fiduciaries do not see eye to eye in the administration of an estate or trust. They can usually work through their disagreements, but when they cannot, and their arguing and finger pointing have reached a level where their administration reaches a stand-still, one fiduciary might seek to remove his co-executor or co-trustee. Hillary Frommer discusses a recent decision addressing this issue in our latest post. …
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THE REMOTE WITNESSING OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
By Farrell Fritz P.C. on
Posted in Legal Profession, Trusts
As our everyday life continues to be impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed various executive orders to address the issues faced by the State and its residents during these unprecedented times. In light of the executive orders that have been issued, the resulting closure of non-essential businesses, the quarantine orders…