In an April 2020 post to this Blog entitled “The Remote Witnessing of Estate Planning Documents during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” my colleague Cheryl L. Erato addressed Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order authorizing the remote...more
The probate unit of the Sacramento County Superior Court (Department 129) will have a new judge in February 2021. Judge Joginder Dhillon will become the probate judge, replacing Judge Kevin R. Culhane who has served in that...more
Prior to 2020, “Trial by Zoom!” is a phrase that, for most of us, would have conjured to mind the classic dispute resolution method of youth: “I’ll race you for it.” However, starting on March 13, 2020, the Massachusetts...more
For about 20 years, I have been the Connecticut Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section Legislative Liaison, and since I have been at Pullman & Comley, I have written in this blog about developments at the...more
Nobody wants their plans frustrated or ignored by their beneficiaries, the courts or even the executors and trustees left in charge. Half a dozen new and emerging processes and laws now allow fairly easy modifications to...more
Another week of social distancing, an extended stay-at-home advisory, and a new update on the status of operations of the Probate and Family Court due to COVID-19. While continued social distancing measures were certainly...more
(1) The Maricopa County Probate Courts Remain Open - Although things change daily, Maricopa County Courts remain open, subject to certain restrictions. You can find the most up to date Arizona court notices on our COVID-19...more