Is Your Estate Plan Up-To-Date? Now is the Time to Make Sure It Is
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA Unfortunately, the nation’s attention is focused on COVID-19. This is something we have never experienced before. This is a good time to be sure that your Estate Planning documents are current. Everyone over the age of 18 should have certain basic documents. Depending on one’s situation and goals, it is possible to…
Do You Have a Living Will, Do Your Parents, Do Your Adult Children?
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA What is a Living Will and why has the need become so urgent? A Living Will is a legal/medical document also known as an Advance Health Care Directive. It allows an individual to clearly and formally communicate his or her end-of-life wishes to loved ones and to care providers. The individual…
How Can the Begley Law Group Help Me With Estate Administration in New Jersey? – Begley Report
By: Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA and Ethan J. Ordog, Esquire The administration of an estate by an Executor or an Administrator, often called a Personal Representative, is a complex process that can be difficult and time consuming. If the Personal Representative makes an error, he or she can be held personally liable and…
Anatomical Gifts
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA [Article originally published in Straight Word] Some clients are willing to make gifts of their bodies for medical research. The New Jersey Revised Anatomical Gift Act is found at N.J.S.A. 26:6-77 et. seq. Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) has an Anatomical Association that can be helpful in facilitating these gifts. Gifts may…