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Nima Ashtyani
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Stratton Ashtyani Law Group
795 Franklin Avenue Suite 206 Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417» view map
Estate Law
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1. Nima Ashtyani Franklin Lakes, NJ
  Attorney at Law - NJ, 2012
  Seton Hall University J.D. 2012
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Includes: Estate Administration, Living Wills, Wills

Frederic Michael Shulman

Lawsuit & Dispute, Government, Wills & Probate, Employment

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 45 Years

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50 Tice Blvd, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677

Renata F. Casella

Commercial Real Estate, Wills, Employee Rights, Defamation & Slander

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 16 Years

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50 Tice Blvd, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677

Raymond Jesus Falcon

Guardianships & Conservatorships, Estate, Medicare & Medicaid, Wills & Probate

Status: In Good Standing

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50 Tice Blvd, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677

Tariq Jay Messineo

Landlord-Tenant, Lawsuit & Dispute, Wills & Probate, DUI-DWI

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 15 Years

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95 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Montvale, NJ 07645

Douglas Mitchell Bern

Income Tax, Real Estate, State and Local, Wills & Probate, Consumer Rights

Status: In Good Standing

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1 Paragon Dr, Montvale, NJ 07645

Anne Marie Fox

Lawsuit, Wills & Probate, Child Support

Status: In Good Standing

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1 Paragon Dr, Montvale, NJ 07645

Arnold E. Reiter

Other, Wills & Probate, Civil & Human Rights, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 41 Years

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135 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Montvale, NJ 07645

Amy Susan Macisaac

Wills & Probate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 23 Years

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Saddle River, NJ 07458

Marcus Cudina

Traffic, Lawsuit & Dispute, Immigration, Wills & Probate

Status: In Good Standing

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Saddle River, NJ 07458

Richard Ledingham

Real Estate, Trusts, Wills & Probate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 37 Years

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180 Old Tappan Rd, Westwood, NJ 07675

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LEGAL TERMS

NET ESTATE

The value of all property owned at death less liabilities or debts.

ESTATE TAXES

Taxes imposed by the state or federal government on property as it passes from the dead to the living. All property you own, whatever the form of ownership, and... (more...)

Taxes imposed by the state or federal government on property as it passes from the dead to the living. All property you own, whatever the form of ownership, and whether or not it goes through probate after your death, is subject to federal estate tax. Currently, however, federal estate tax is due only if your property is worth at least $2 million when you die. The estate tax is scheduled to be repealed for one year, in 2010, but Congress will probably make the repeal (or a very high exempt amount) permanent. Any property left to a surviving spouse (if he or she is a U.S. citizen) or a tax-exempt charity is exempt from federal estate taxes. Many states now also impose their own estate taxes or inheritance taxes.

NONPROBATE

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surv... (more...)

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surviving spouse and property left outside of a will through probate-avoidance methods such as pay-on-death designations, joint tenancy ownership, living trusts and life insurance. Property that avoids probate is sometimes described as the 'nonprobate estate.' Nonprobate distribution may also occur if the deceased person leaves an invalid will. In that case, property will pass according to the particular state's laws of intestate succession.

FUNDING A TRUST

Transferring ownership of property to a trust.

DOWER AND CURTESY

A surviving spouse's right to receive a set portion of the deceased spouse's estate -- usually one-third to one-half. Dower (not to be confused with a 'dowry') ... (more...)

A surviving spouse's right to receive a set portion of the deceased spouse's estate -- usually one-third to one-half. Dower (not to be confused with a 'dowry') refers to the portion to which a surviving wife is entitled, while curtesy refers to what a man may claim. Until recently, these amounts differed in a number of states. However, because discrimination on the basis of sex is now illegal in most cases, most states have abolished dower and curtesy and generally provide the same benefits regardless of sex -- and this amount is often known simply as the statutory share. Under certain circumstances, a living spouse may not be able to sell or convey property that is subject to the other spouse's dower and curtesy or statutory share rights.

PER STIRPES

Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. F... (more...)

Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. For example, Fred leaves his house jointly to his son Alan and his daughter Julie. But Alan dies before Fred, leaving two young children. If Fred's will states that heirs of a deceased beneficiary are to receive the property 'per stirpes,' Julie will receive one-half of the property, and Alan's two children will share his half in equal shares (through Alan by right of representation). If, on the other hand, Fred's will states that the property is to be divided per capita, Julie and the two grandchildren will each take a third.

SURROGATE COURT

See probate court.

INTESTATE

The condition of dying without a valid will. The probate court appoints an administrator to distribute the deceased person's property according to state law.

TAKING AGAINST THE WILL

A procedure under state law that gives a surviving spouse the right to demand a certain share (usually one-third to one-half) of the deceased spouse's property.... (more...)

A procedure under state law that gives a surviving spouse the right to demand a certain share (usually one-third to one-half) of the deceased spouse's property. The surviving spouse can take that share instead of accepting whatever he or she inherited through the deceased spouse's will. If the surviving spouse decides to take the statutory share, it's called 'taking against the will.' Dower and curtesy is another name for the same legal process.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Probate of Will and Codicil of Macool

As correctly found by the trial court, the salient facts of this case are undisputed. Louise and Elmer Macool were married for forty years; this was, for both, their second marriage. Although they did not have biological children together, Louise raised Elmer's seven children from his prior ...

Higgins v. Thurber

... In reversing the grant of summary judgment to defendants, the panel specifically noted that although a potential claim sounding in legal malpractice may have been raised in a previous Bergen County probate proceeding in which defendant Mary Thurber intervened on the cusp ...

State v. McCabe

... restrictions. We are asked to decide whether a municipal court judge must recuse himself when the judge and the defense attorney are adversaries in an unrelated, pending probate case that has been dormant for two years. ...

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Frederic Michael Shulman

Renata F. Casella

Raymond Jesus Falcon

Tariq Jay Messineo

Douglas Mitchell Bern

Anne Marie Fox

Arnold E. Reiter

Amy Susan Macisaac

Marcus Cudina

Richard Ledingham

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NET ESTATE

ESTATE TAXES

NONPROBATE

FUNDING A TRUST

DOWER AND CURTESY

PER STIRPES

SURROGATE COURT

INTESTATE

TAKING AGAINST THE WILL

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Probate of Will and Codicil of Macool

Higgins v. Thurber

State v. McCabe

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