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This order is offered as a sample for educational purposes only. References to law and rules may not be current or accurate. Counsel must evaluate whether the order has utility in a given case. (Note: Ralph Holmes is currently retired from McLane Middleton. For information on this or other probate litigation issues, please contact […]
In a recent case, a beneficiary who is challenging the validity of a trust requested that the Probate Court order that our client trustee, who also is a pro se beneficiary, may not draw on trust funds to defend the action. We argued in our objection that the trustee has a duty to defend the […]
In In re Estate of Mesiti, the NH Supreme Court ruled that heir status alone confers standing to contest a will, notwithstanding the existence of multiple prior facially valid wills that do not benefit the heir contestant and which he does not allege are invalid. Although the Supreme Court decided the question in an order, […]
This order is offered as a sample for educational purposes only. References to law and rules may not be current or accurate. Counsel must evaluate whether the order has utility in a given case. (Note: Ralph Holmes is currently retired from McLane Middleton. For information on this or other probate litigation issues, please contact […]
This order is offered as a sample for educational purposes only. References to law and rules may not be current or accurate. Counsel must evaluate whether the order has utility in a given case. (Note: Ralph Holmes is currently retired from McLane Middleton. For information on this or other probate litigation issues, please contact Alexandra […]
This pleading is offered as a sample for educational purposes only. References to law and rules may not be current or accurate. Counsel must evaluate whether the pleading has utility in a given case. (Note: Ralph Holmes is currently retired from McLane Middleton. For information on this or other probate litigation issues, please contact […]
My partner Steve Burke, Thanda Brassard of Fiduciary Trust Company, Von E. Sanborn of Day Pitney LLP, and Constance Shields of Withers Bergman LLP have made a significant contribution to the literature discussing NH Foundation Act with the publication of “The New Hampshire Foundation Act: A Solid Foundation for Wealth Management on a Global Scale” […]
The New Hampshire Foundation Act_ A Solid Foundation for Wealth Management on a Global Scale (002)
In Christo v. Silk, the NH Trust Docket confirmed that a potential creditor who might in the future have a claim against a probate estate must, like a creditor holding a fully actionable claim, exhibit a demand on the administrator within the first six months of administration under RSA 556:2-3. Linda Christo was a principal beneficiary of the estate plan […]
This order is offered for educational purposes only. References to law and rules may not be current or accurate. Counsel must evaluate whether the order has utility in a given case. (Note: Ralph Holmes is currently retired from McLane Middleton. For information on this or other probate litigation issues, please contact Alexandra Cote at […]
