CATEGORY: Wills, Trusts & Estate Litigation An estate administrator was entitled to both a reasonable commission and reimbursement for travel expenses associated with the estate. The court refused to impose a surcharge,... Continue Reading
Petitioner failed to establish forgery in the execution of decedent’s will, so the court denied his request for relief. Decedent died in June 2017. She had executed a will in 2014, which gave 50 percent to a friend, and the... Continue Reading
The court ordered an agent who had acted under a power of attorney to provide an accounting in connection with the administration of an estate. Decedent died in September 2016. Two of her children commenced an estate... Continue Reading
The administrator of the estate of a man who died without a will cannot compel an alleged heir to take a DNA paternity test, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled in an issue of apparent first impression. Monroe County Court of... Continue Reading
Forfeiture of parent’s share under dependent child statute denied where the alleged failure to support occurred during the decedent’s adulthood, and where the decedent’s physical disability set in during his adulthood as... Continue Reading