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Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
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- Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- New Jersey
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- Pennsylvania
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- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Partner
- Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP
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Education
- Villanova University
- J.D. | Law
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- University of Pennsylvania
- B.A. | International Relations
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- Honors: Cum Laude, Distinction in Major, Pi Gamma Mu Social Science Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
- Activities: Penn Band, College Bowl
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Awards
- Boutique Estate Planning
- Corporate INTL Global Awards
- 2017-2019
- Top Lawyers
- Main Line Today
- Top Estate Planning and Administration Attorneys List
- Suburban Life Magazine
- Distinguished Peer Rated for High Professional Achievement with High Ethical Standing
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- Lead Counsel Rated Attorney in Estate Planning Law
- Lead Counsel
Professional Associations
- Philadelphia Estate Planning Council
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- Delaware County Panel of Attorneys for Arbitrators
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- Delaware County Bar Association
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Why You Should Pre-Plan Your Funeral
- Client Alert
- Protecting Your Will and Other Documents from Potential Challenges by Angry Relatives
- Client Alert
- Mark Twain was Wrong – New Land is Being Made But Who Owns It?
- Client Alert
Speaking Engagements
- Interviewed on Safe Money Radio
- WDEL 1150 AM
- September 2013
Legal Answers
15 Questions Answered
- Q. Obtaining guardianship of a minors estate?
- A: A guardianship of a minor's estate is required if the amount of the minor's assets exceeds $25,000.00. A guardianship of a minor's would be established by petitioning through the Orphans Court Division of the Court in your county. It is important to note, however that while you can file the petition to appoint a guardian, under Pennsylvania law, the Court cannot appoint a minor's parent as a sole guardian of a minor's estate. You would thus need someone else to be the guardian. You could be appointed as a co-guardian along with the other guardian.
- Q. Am I legally required probate husband's will if he left entire estate to me ?
- A: If both you and your husband's name are on the deeds for these properties, then your ownership probably was "tenancy by the entireties" - a form of ownership for married couples under which when one spouse dies, the suriving spouse becomes the sole owner by survivorship. The exception would be if the deed contained language saying that you and your husband had a different type of ownership such as a "tenancy in common." Assuming that the deed does not have such wording stating a different form of ownership so that it is tenancy by the entireties, you do not need to probate your husband's will to sell these properties. To know for certain what form of ownership you have, I suggest you have the deeds reviewed by an attorney with experience in this area.
- Q. My grandfather left his house to me in his will ,so after the reading of the will can I change the locks on the house
- A: The short answer is no. The house must pass through the estate administration. The executor must first ensure that your grandfather's debts, if any are addressed, that the administrative expenses of the estate are paid, and the required inheritance tax and any other tax obligations that may exist are addressed. Payment of all of these obligations must be addressed before assets can be distributed to beneficiaries named in the Will. Assuming all of those obligations are met, then the executor would transfer the house from the estate to you if that is what the WIll calls for. So you will need to wait a bit for the administration to be carried out before you can start doing things like changing locks.
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