At the recent Continuing Legal Education (CLE) meeting of the Bay Ridge Lawyers Association (BRLA), held at Mama Rao’s in Dyker Heights on Jan. 30, members were treated to an enlightening presentation ...

This article is the fourth in a series of articles concerning contested probate proceedings in the Surrogate's Court. We are hopeful that this series will provide practitioners with a resource ...

Pre-Trial Conferences and the Note of Issue/Certificate of Readiness. The Uniform Rules for Surrogate's Court sets forth rules governing pre-trial procedures, though, in some instances, it allows the ...

RICHMOND, R.I. — A contested probate case is raising questions about how a 90-year-old woman from Ohio became involuntarily committed to a Rhode Island assisted-living facility. The case of Rita Cole, ...

Among other duties, Harris County's probate courts settle estates of the deceased, decide the competency of ill and elderly individuals, and award guardianships. Several of the four courts here have ...

The death of a loved one is a traumatic event that most of us will experience during our lives. After the grieving has taken place, the next question that may arise concerns whether the decedent ...