Probate Law In New Jersey


When You Need an Experienced and Knowledgeable Probate and Estate Administration Attorney in New Jersey, Fredrick P. Niemann is Ready to Help You.


The death of a person is devastating, especially when that person was someone you love. A family needs to deal with its grief, yet the world moves forward and demands that obligations be met and affairs finalized. There are bills to pay and property to transfer. The wills and/or trust seems clear, but you don't know where to begin or exactly what to do. We can help. We're experienced probate and estate attorneys who have helped individuals and families like yours through the maze of New Jersey, multi-state probate and international estate and administration laws.


If you're an executor, administrator or beneficiary of an estate, we'll answer your questions, help you resolve any issues that you may be confronting, coordinate the transfer of assets to beneficiaries, pay bills and taxes and file returns. If you're a family member whose loved one died without a will, we'll help you understand the process required to finalize their estate in a timely and professional manner.


What is Probate?

Probate is a term used in law to describe the court process for gathering a decedent's assets, paying taxes and claims, and distributing assets to the beneficiaries in accordance with an individual’s Last Will & Testament or if without a will, in accordance with New Jersey state law. Generally probate is only necessary when a person dies with assets in his or her own name alone.


Assets in a living trust or jointly held with someone else or with a beneficiary designation do not have to go through probate in New Jersey. Probate has a mixed reputation in New Jersey, sometimes rightfully so, but not always.

Fredrick P. Niemann

NJ Probate Attorney


We can explain to you in simple, plain English the pros and cons of New Jersey probate law and probating an estate in New Jersey.


TESTIMONIAL

My husband and I were together for almost twenty (20) years.   We met with Mr. Niemann to have our Wills, Powers of Attorneys and Healthcare Directives prepared. Mr. Niemann was insistent that we have a Comprehensive Power of Attorney, Healthcare Directive and Living Will to protect us in the event that either one of us became sick.   Recently, my husband passed after a sudden illness.  Thank Goodness for the Healthcare Directive and Power of Attorney prepared by Mr. Niemann.    I submitted the documents to the attending physician who promised to honor their terms and purposes.    It saved me from possible anguish in case there was a disagreement as to whether life support should or should not be continued. I now better understand the benefit to having a Power of Attorney and Healthcare Directive and am appreciative of Mr. Niemann’s advice concerning the importance of these documents. 

I have agreed to sponsor this testimonial because I know firsthand the importance of having a Power of Attorney and Healthcare Directive when faced with an unexpected personal or family emergency.

                                                                                                 Donna Foster

                                                          Manalapan, New Jersey

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Problems in probate occur because of one or more of the following attitudes:


  • "Let the kids worry about it--I'll be dead."
  • Poor planning and lack of information.
  • Procrastination.
  • Not wanting to deal with unpleasant subjects.
  • Waiting to let the surviving spouse "take care of things" (and he/she can't or doesn't).
  • Fear and misinformation about trusts, wills and other important estate planning tools.
  • Poor legal advice.


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Executors, trustees and beneficiaries each have rights . . . and obligations to each other . . . Who's protecting your interests? Contact us today.


TESTIMONIAL

"During a difficult period in my life, I called upon Fredrick P. Niemann to help me as executor to my father’s estate. Mr. Niemann stayed with me every step of the way. He is very professional in his manner and dealings, not only with me but with the attorneys, law firms, creditors and others involved in the probate of my father’s estate. I am very satisfied with his services.

—Ralph Cafaro, Manalapan, NJ "

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To speak with a knowledgeable probate attorney, please call Fredrick P. Niemann at 888-800-7442 or e-mail him at fniemann@hnlawfirm.com and set up an office consultation at your convenience to discuss your particular needs.  He welcomes your calls and inquiries and you’ll find him easy to talk to and very approachable.


Also visit the New Jersey Guardianship Attorney website.


Probate lawyers serving these New Jersey Counties:

 

 Monmouth County, Ocean County, Essex County, Cape May County, Mercer

County, Middlesex County, Bergen County, Morris County, Burlington County,

Union County, Somerset County, Hudson County, Passaic County

 
 

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Call our managing partner, Fredrick P. Niemann, at 888-800-7442 or e-mail him at fniemann@hnlawfirm.com

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