Estate Litigation and Administration

Trusted NJ firm handles probate and disputes

Gluck & Allen estate attorneys assist in administration, probate, and execution of wills and estate plans and related matters, including—

  • Alternate valuations
  • Asset protection planning
  • Business succession planning
  • Charitable trusts and foundations
  • Enforcing or disputing claims against an estate
  • Estate administration
  • Estate and gift tax controversies
  • Estate audits
  • Family limited partnerships
  • Fiduciary misconduct
  • Gift and inheritance taxes
  • Guardianships and conservatorships
  • Invalidating trusts
  • Kinship contests
  • Misuse of a power of attorney
  • Post-mortem estate planning
  • Prenuptial and postnuptial agreement issues
  • Probate and trust administration
  • Probate and trust litigation
  • QTIP elections
  • Retirement benefit planning
  • Surviving spouse litigation
  • Timing of distributions
  • Trusts administration
  • Will construction proceedings
  • Will contests
  • Wrongful death prosecutions

The New Jersey estate administrators and litigators of Gluck & Allen are here to ensure that estate plans are carried out effectively and as intended.

Guadianship and conservatorship

Adults are assumed able to make decisions for themselves in all areas of their lives.  However, there are times when a person lacks this ability, and some people never have this capability.  State laws provide for an alternate decision-maker—known as a guardian or conservator—to handle these situations.  The person needing the guardian's help is called the ward.

Guardian generally describes the person with power to make decisions about the ward's person, while a conservator is the person with responsibility for a ward's property and finances.  There are different types of guardianships, each filling a particular need, including—

  • Limited guardianship—The ward can make some, but not all, decisions.
  • Plenary guardianship—The guardian has broad power to make all decisions about both personal care and finances.
  • Temporary guardianship—The guardian's role is limited to a short time.  This type is used for emergencies.
  • Successor guardianship—This names the replacement guardian if the original guardian resigns or cannot continue serving due to death or illness.
  • Standby guardianship—The court provide a backup guardian, so there is no gap in caring for the ward.
  • Testamentary guardianship—The guardian names a successor in his or her will.
  • Short-term guardianship—The law may allow a guardian to name an alternate guardian to fill in for a short time.

Gluck & Allen lawyers regularly assist clients with guardianships and conservatorships throughout the New Jersey–New York region.

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The prominent estate litigation and administration attorneys of Gluck & Allen, L.L.C. bring knowledge, experience, and insight to all of the estate and guardianship cases they handle.  For more information and to request their assistance, contact them online or call 732-505-4800.