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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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Our attorneys are experienced litigators who understand the importance and efficiency of preventing litigation through proper planning.

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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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Anders Wenstrand

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Wills & Probate, Trusts, Contract, DUI-DWI

With a legal mind honed at New York Law School and a global perspective cultivated at the London School of Economics, I bring over 15 years of experie... (more)

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347-697-8579

20 Commerce Drive, Cranford, NJ 07016

Michael P. McGrath

Products Liability, Estate Planning, Wills & Probate, Insurance

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72 Eagle Rock Ave., East Hanover, NJ 07936

Jack P. Baron

Commercial Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Estate, Business

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103 Eisenhower Parkway, Roseland, NJ 07068

Linda M. Couso Puccio

Business Organization, Family Law, Wills & Probate, Professional Malpractice

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Wayne Plaza I, 145 Route 46 West, Wayne, NJ 07470

Donald M. McHugh

Litigation, Medicare & Medicaid, Wills & Probate, Elder Law, Trusts

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49 Ridgedale Avenue, East Hanover, NJ 07936

W. Thomas McDonough

Family Law, Medical Malpractice, Banking & Finance, Wills & Probate

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363 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042

Stephen R. Urbinato

Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Partnerships, Antitrust, Real Estate

Status: Licensed: 36 Years

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105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068

Rebecca L. Eckert

Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, Wills & Probate

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33 Clinton Rd, Caldwell, NJ 07006

Nicholas Albano

Business Organization, Products Liability, Household Mold, Wills & Probate

Status: Licensed: 27 Years

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60 Rte 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004

Steven A. Weisberger

Tax, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Estate

Status: Licensed: 46 Years

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1680 Route 23, Wayne, NJ 07470

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LEGAL TERMS

FUNDING A TRUST

Transferring ownership of property to a trust.

PETITION

A formal written request made to a court, asking for an order or ruling on a particular matter. For example, if you want to be appointed conservator for an elde... (more...)

A formal written request made to a court, asking for an order or ruling on a particular matter. For example, if you want to be appointed conservator for an elderly relative, you must file a petition with a court. See also complaint.

ABATEMENT

A reduction. After a death, abatement occurs if the deceased person didn't leave enough property to fulfill all the bequests made in the will and meet other exp... (more...)

A reduction. After a death, abatement occurs if the deceased person didn't leave enough property to fulfill all the bequests made in the will and meet other expenses. Gifts left in the will are cut back in order to pay taxes, satisfy debts or take care of other gifts that are given priority under law or by the will itself.

GROSS ESTATE

For federal estate tax filing purposes, the total of all property owned at death, without regard to any debts or liens against the property or the costs of prob... (more...)

For federal estate tax filing purposes, the total of all property owned at death, without regard to any debts or liens against the property or the costs of probate. Taxes are due only on the value of the property the person actually owned (the net estate) plus the amount of any taxable gifts made during life. In a few states, the gross estate is used when computing attorney fees for probating estates; the lawyer gets a percentage of the gross estate.

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.

AUGMENTED ESTATE

In general terms, an augmented estate consists of property owned by both a deceased person and his or her spouse. The concept of the augmented estate is used on... (more...)

In general terms, an augmented estate consists of property owned by both a deceased person and his or her spouse. The concept of the augmented estate is used only in some states. Its value is calculated only if a surviving spouse declines whatever he or she was left by will and instead claims a share of the deceased spouse's estate. (This is called taking against the will.) The amount of this 'statutory share' or 'elective share' depends on state law.

CERTIFIED COPY

A copy of a document issued by a court or government agency guaranteed to be a true and exact copy of the original. Many agencies and institutions require certi... (more...)

A copy of a document issued by a court or government agency guaranteed to be a true and exact copy of the original. Many agencies and institutions require certified copies of legal documents before permitting certain transactions. For example, a certified copy of a death certificate is required before a bank will release the funds in a deceased person's payable-on-death account to the person who has inherited them.

BYPASS TRUST

A trust designed to lessen a family's overall estate tax liability. An AB trust is the most popular kind of bypass trust.

SPRINKLING TRUST

A trust that gives the person managing it (the trustee) the discretion to disburse its funds among the beneficiaries in any way he or she sees fit.

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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Anders Wenstrand

Michael P. McGrath

Jack P. Baron

Linda M. Couso Puccio

Donald M. McHugh

W. Thomas McDonough

Stephen R. Urbinato

Rebecca L. Eckert

Nicholas Albano

Steven A. Weisberger

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FUNDING A TRUST

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GROSS ESTATE

ESTATE TAXES

AUGMENTED ESTATE

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SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Probate of Will and Codicil of Macool

Higgins v. Thurber

State v. McCabe

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