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Estate Law


What happens If You Die Without A Will In New Jersey?

die without a will in New Jersey

A common question our estate planning attorneys at  Puff, Sierzega & MacFeeters, LLC receive is: What happens if you die without a will in New Jersey? The short answer is that your estate will be administered according to the intestacy laws of New Jersey. This short answer, however, is not so easily met in practice. […]

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Selecting an Executor Trustee or Agent to Represent Your Estate Plan

Selecting an Executor Trustee or Agent to Represent Your Estate Plan

Let’s examine the duties of the executor trustee or agent as it pertains to your estate plan. Selecting a person to carry out the provisions of your estate plan is one of the important and difficult decisions involved in the estate planning process. Yet, the selection process is often overlooked. There are a few practical […]

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Life Insurance Policy Tips

life insurance policy tips

As we enter the New Year, it is important to review your life insurance policy (or policies) to ensure that your premiums are timely paid in full.  Following a recent New Jersey court decision, it is particularly important that you do not allow your life insurance policy to lapse for failure to pay your premium.  […]

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