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FEDERAL COURT EXCEPTION TO PROBATE JURISDICTION

FEDERAL COURTS ARE COURTS OF LIMITED JURISDICTION There is little question that Federal Courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. If there is neither original jurisdiction, meaning a question of federal law or rights that arise as a result of federal legislation nor complete diversity of the parties, meaning that all of…

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LACKING IN MENTAL CAPACITY AND FAMILY, WHO DECIDES

On June 24, 2015 a trial Court in California invalidated a California law as unconstitutional, which created a default surrogate decision maker when that individual is mentally incapacitated and does not have a family member, or anyone else for that matter, to make key decisions for them.  The law and…

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WHAT OF MY ESTATE PLANNING IF MOVE TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION?

Say you live here in New York and made significant plans to avoid probate.   You have a will, own a business that you pass on and even set aside significant assets for your grandchildren. You worked hard to put your financial house in order.  Now you find out that you…

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