Areas of Representation: New Jersey
Estate Administration
Estate administration is the process by which a decedent’s assets are accounted for and divided, either according to the terms of a will or statute. If a person dies without a will, it is no longer the case that he or she automatically receives everything. This is due to factors such as the blending of families, the availability of trusts, the complexities of longer life expectancies necessitating lifestyle options as people age, and the subsequent need to account for the decedent’s assets and liabilities after their passing. We provide assistance throughout this process.
Probate Litigation
Unfortunately, due to avoidance of mortality, poor planning for the inevitable, contrition, greed, and selfishness lead to legal arguments among family, friends, and companies over the division of decedents’ assets. Our firm will litigate the division of a loved one’s assets.
We also specialize in
Corporate Formation/Dissolution
We provide the technical legal platforms and availabilities of computer science applied to law, as practiced by large law firms.
Real Estate Law
This encompasses the legal aspects of owning, using, and enjoying land and its permanent man-made additions. It includes land use applications and appeals.
Mortgage Foreclosure
A home is usually a decedent’s largest asset, and many times the decedent has debt that exceeds the ability to maintain the estate home. We work to avoid estate insolvency with the simple motto, ‘equity abhors forfeiture’.
General Practice
John has 27 years of experience ranging from municipal court, a division in the NJ superior court, appellate division, workers’ compensation, bankruptcy court, to social security, and state and federal tax courts.
Specific Services Include:
(Based on the descriptions above)
Deed & Real Estate Services:
Quit Claim Deed Preparation for:
- Individual
- LLC
- Divorce
- Probate
- Trust
Bargain & Sale Deed Preparation:
- Deed
- Title Research
Residential Real Estate Transaction Package:
- Review Contract
- Comments on Contract
- Prepare Addendum (if needed)
- Review Title Report
- Review Home Inspection Report
- Review Closing Package
- Prepare Deed and Closing Documents (Seller Only)
- Review Settlement Sheet (HUD-1)
- Mortgage and Note, Mortgage Discharge
- Corporate Resolutions Authorizing Sale/Purchase
For Sale by Owner Real Estate Transaction Package
Essential Will Package Services:
- Estate Tax Consultation and Analysis
- New Jersey Inheritance Tax Consultation and Analysis
- Last Will and Testament
- General Bequests
- Specific Bequests
- Trusts for younger children or grandchildren
- Appointment of Executor
- Burial Instructions
- Guardianship Appointments
- Waiver of Requirement for Bond
- Power of Attorney
- Advanced Health Care Directive (Includes End of Life Provisions)
- HIPAA Release for Medical Information
- Effects of Insolvent Estates
Probate Services:
- Typical Simple Probate
- Complex Probate or Litigation
- Uncontested Guardianship
- Complex Guardianship
Business Organization Services for:
Limited Liability Company Formation:
- Name Availability Search
- Prepare Certificate of Formation
- Obtain Federal Tax I.D. Number
- Prepare Organizational Minutes
- Prepare Operating Agreement(s)
- Prepare Company Records Binder
- Prepare Business Owner Interest (BOI) Registration
Incorporation:
- Name Availability Search
- Prepare Certificate of Incorporation
- Obtain Federal Tax I.D. Number
- Prepare Organizational Minutes
- Prepare By-Laws
- Prepare Stock Certificates (Maximum of 10)
- Prepare Stock Ledgers
- Obtain Corporate Seal
- Prepare Company Records Binder
Non-Profit:
- Name Availability Search
- Prepare Certificate of Incorporation
- Obtain Federal Tax I.D. Number
- Prepare Organizational Minutes
- Prepare By-Laws
- BOIR
- Corporate Resolutions
- Obtain Corporate Seal
- Prepare Company Records Binder
- Tax Benefits as Gifts to Charitable Organizations