Children’s Shares of Estates in New Jersey
If someone dies in New Jersey without leaving a will behind to direct where their assets will go, New Jersey intestacy laws take over and determine which relatives will receive the estate’s assets. As a…
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Will the State Get Your Property if You Don’t Have a Will in New Jersey?
You don’t have to worry: the State of New Jersey won’t automatically get all of your estate’s property if you die without a will. The intestacy laws in New Jersey are effectively designed to get…
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A Spouse’s Share of Estates in New Jersey
When you die without a will in New Jersey and have a currently living spouse, your spouse will inherit at least the first 25% of the estate, and not less than $50,000, according to State…
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How to Appeal to the New Jersey Supreme Court
Much like the United States Supreme Court, the New Jersey Supreme Court only hears certain cases. Not every case appealed to the Appellate Division in New Jersey is able to then move up to the Supreme…
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Appeal Bonds Benefit Both Plaintiffs and Defendants
It’s not a surprise that defendants appealing a case are benefited by obtaining an appeal or supersedeas bond. The bond secures your right to appeal and stays the execution of the lower court judgment until…
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Appeal Bonds Stop a Party From Collecting a Judgment Against You
Appealing an adverse civil judgment requires you to obtain an appeal or supersedeas bond in order to proceed and secure your right to appeal that judgment against you. But the appeal bond is not technically…
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New Jersey Intestate Succession Laws
If someone dies without a will in the State of New Jersey, that person’s assets will pass according to New Jersey’s intestate succession laws. This generally only affects assets owned alone in the deceased person’s…
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Challenges to a Will: What You Need to Know
Just because someone dies with a last will and testament does not mean that it is the will that will go into effect. Wills can be challenged. But who can challenge them? And why are they…
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Can my California Civil Case be Appealed?
After a trial court issues a final judgment at the end of the case, you have the option in California to appeal that final judgment. All final judgments in California are able to be appealed, whether decided…
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