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FREIREICH L.L.C.
354 Eisenhower Parkway Plaza II, Suite 2400 Livingston, NJ 07039» view map
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At Freireich L.L.C. in Livingston, I help clients tackle legal challenges and address future needs through effective advice on estate and tax matters.

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1. Jay Freireich Livingston, NJ
  Attorney at Law - NJ, 1987
  University of Miami LL.M. 1986
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James J. Costello

Wills, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Corporate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 35 Years

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400 Crossing Blvd, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

William Sandelands

Real Estate, Litigation, Trusts

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1545 U.S. Highway 206, Bedminster, NJ 07921

Victor Elgort

Tax, Real Estate, Trusts, Business

Status: In Good Standing

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400 Crossing Blvd, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

Albert Arthur Davis

Wills, Trusts, Employment, Bankruptcy

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 78 Years

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77 N Bridge St, Somerville, NJ 08876

Joseph M Lemond

Trusts, Wills & Probate, Estate, Tax, Estate Planning

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25 Independence Blvd, Warren, NJ 07059

Michael Osterman

Commercial Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate, Trusts

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 39 Years

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120 Mountain View Boulevard, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Sean Devlin

Real Estate, Trusts, Estate, Reorganization

Status: In Good Standing

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31-E Mountain Boulevard, Warren, NJ 07059

James Mullen

Trusts, Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning

Status: In Good Standing

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Lyons, NJ 07939

Michael Fedun

Trusts, Real Estate

Status: In Good Standing

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Belle Mead, NJ 08502

Robert Aufseeser

Trusts

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Bedminster, NJ 07921

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LEGAL TERMS

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.

LETTERS TESTAMENTARY

The document given to an executor by the probate court, authorizing the executor to settle the estate according to either a will or the state's intestate succes... (more...)

The document given to an executor by the probate court, authorizing the executor to settle the estate according to either a will or the state's intestate succession laws.

IRREVOCABLE TRUST

A permanent trust. Once you create it, it cannot be revoked, amended or changed in any way.

HEIR AT LAW

A person entitled to inherit property under intestate succession laws.

TRUSTEE

The person who manages assets owned by a trust under the terms of the trust document. A trustee's purpose is to safeguard the trust and distribute trust income ... (more...)

The person who manages assets owned by a trust under the terms of the trust document. A trustee's purpose is to safeguard the trust and distribute trust income or principal as directed in the trust document. With a simple probate-avoidance living trust, the person who creates the trust is also the trustee.

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.

PER CAPITA

Under a will, the most common method of determining what share of property each beneficiary gets when one of the beneficiaries dies before the willmaker, leavin... (more...)

Under a will, the most common method of determining what share of property each beneficiary gets when one of the beneficiaries dies before the willmaker, leaving 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 capita, Julie and the two grandchildren will each take a third. If, on the other hand, 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).

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.

SPECIFIC BEQUEST

A specific item of property that is left to a named beneficiary under a will. If the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he dies, the bequ... (more...)

A specific item of property that is left to a named beneficiary under a will. If the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he dies, the bequest fails. In other words, the beneficiary cannot substitute a similar item in the estate. Example: If John leaves his 1954 Mercedes to Patti, and when John dies the 1954 Mercedes is long gone, Patti doesn't receive John's current car or the cash equivalent of the Mercedes. See ademption.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

OBERHARD v. Director, Div. of Tax

... She named her husband Robert Oberhand (Mr. Oberhand) executor and trustee, and established two trusts, a Marital Trust and a Family Trust. ... [1] The formula of the trusts was designed to avoid or limit the amount of federal and state 1205 estate taxes. ...

MATTER OF TRUST CREATED BY AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 20, 1961

... set forth. For our purposes, it is sufficient to note that between 1939 and 1963 Johnson created a series of trusts to benefit his family members. At ... Hill's sense of redundancy derived from his review of earlier trusts. In 1939, Johnson ...

In re Estate of Flood

... 378. In the Matter of the Trusts to be Established in the Matter of the ESTATE OF Margaret A. FLOOD, Deceased. ... The parties proceeded on the assumption that the decedent possessed the unfulfilled intent to create supplemental benefits trusts for her two disabled daughters. ...

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James J. Costello

William Sandelands

Victor Elgort

Albert Arthur Davis

Joseph M Lemond

Michael Osterman

Sean Devlin

James Mullen

Michael Fedun

Robert Aufseeser

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LEGAL TERMS

ESTATE TAXES

LETTERS TESTAMENTARY

IRREVOCABLE TRUST

HEIR AT LAW

TRUSTEE

AUGMENTED ESTATE

PER CAPITA

TAKING AGAINST THE WILL

SPECIFIC BEQUEST

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

OBERHARD v. Director, Div. of Tax

MATTER OF TRUST CREATED BY AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 20, 1961

In re Estate of Flood

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