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1 IN THE MATTER OF J.F. -- rank: 1000

... and should be surcharged WS&B's accounting fees. However, N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(x) grants a fiduciary the conditional authority to employ accountants ... fiduciaries as a result of revisions to laws affecting fiduciaries[.] [ N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(x) (emphasis added).] N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(x) thus requires a court to perform a case-specific ... holds an MBA, she is not a professional accountant. Cf. N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(x) (defining accountant as a registered certified public accountant or ... was reasonable for Maiden to retain WS&B, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(x). 6 The Society also contends the trial court erred ...

docket:	a5407-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-02-14
status:	unpublished
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2 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BYUNG-TAE OH -- rank: 883

... exercise his power 'in good faith and [with] reasonable discretion,' N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23, that the record demonstrates the administrator's adherence to this ... the estate . . . including transfer, inheritance, estate, income and other taxes.' N.J.S.A. 3B:14- 23(m); accord Sheridan, 133 N.J. Eq. at 291. In ...

docket:	a2760-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-03-23
status:	Unpublished
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3 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2499-17.opn.html -- rank: 853

... hiring an attorney to aid in administering the estate, under N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(l), and in subsequently retaining a different attorney when they ... defendants were permitted to engage Snyder as an accountant under N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(x), and since plaintiff provided no expert report to support ... including preparing accountings, without reduction in commissions due the fiduciary, N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(x). Here, plaintiff did not produce any expert to show ...

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4 DANIEL SICARDI v. DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TAXATION -- rank: 759

... the firm represented the beneficiaries, not the executor. See also N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(l) (limiting a fiduciary’s power to “employ and ...

docket:	00599-10
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decided:	2011-04-27
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5 VALERIE ALPER v. JACOB SIMON -- rank: 755

... or when such fees specifically are authorized by statute." Ibid. N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(l) authorizes trustees "[t]o employ and compensate attorneys for ...

docket:	a2016-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-06-25
status:	unpublished
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6 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY J. NAPOLEON -- rank: 733

... benefit of the creditors and others interested in the estate"); N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(e)(2) (declaring that a fiduciary "shall, in the exercise ... is specifically disposed of . . . [t]o sell the property . . ."). Although N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(e)(2) renders the representative chargeable when the terms of ...

docket:	a1087-09
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-07-07
status:	unpublished
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7 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY J. NAPOLEON -- rank: 733

... benefit of the creditors and others interested in the estate"); N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(e)(2) (declaring that a fiduciary "shall, in the exercise ... is specifically disposed of . . . [t]o sell the property . . ."). Although N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(e)(2) renders the representative chargeable when the terms of ...

docket:	a0919-09
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-07-07
status:	unpublished
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8 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH KRIVULKA -- rank: 725

... estate 'in the exercise of good faith and reasonable discretion[.]' N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23. The duty of a fiduciary is to 'exercise that degree ...

docket:	a0863-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-08-26
status:	Unpublished
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9 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOMENICK DENORA -- rank: 687

... however, that the court's determination was not consistent with N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(x), which permits a fiduciary to employ and compensate accountants ... compensation when the fiduciary performs those services. The limitation in N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(x) regarding the preparation of accountings does not apply here ...

docket:	a3101-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-12-24
status:	unpublished
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10 HOMESTEAD AT MANSFIELD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION v. THE ESTATE OF LOIS MOUNT and PATRICIA A. MOUNT -- rank: 650

... 2012)). Here, related provisions of the probate code, most notably N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23, detailing the powers of executors, provide the context in which the relevant clause, "subject . . . to administration," must be understood. N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23 provides that "[i]n the absence of contrary or limiting ...

docket:	a0836-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-07-08
status:	unpublished
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11 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS S. GRANT, SR -- rank: 642

... sufficient to pay the estate taxes. The judge held that N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(k), absolving a fiduciary of legal responsibility under certain circumstances ... required statutory dissent to his co-fiduciaries as mandated by N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(k). Junior therefore remains responsible for his pro rata share ...

docket:	a3658-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-05-28
status:	unpublished
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12 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY J. PARUTA -- rank: 639

... by counsel. See N.J.S.A. 3B:14-38. N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(m) allows a fiduciary 'to compromise, contest, or otherwise settle ... on behalf of an estate, it is not required. See N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(1); see also N.J.S.A. 3B:14-38 ...

docket:	a3456-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-01-03
status:	Unpublished
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13 IN THE MATTER OF THE INTER VIVOS TRUST, JOSEPH BRANDES GRANTOR -- rank: 627

... court" rule, R. 4:42-9(a)(2), and on N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(l). He also sought an award of fees based on ...

docket:	a1998-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-01-11
status:	unpublished
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14 IN THE MATTER OF THE INTER VIVOS TRUST, JOSEPH BRANDES GRANTOR -- rank: 627

... court" rule, R. 4:42-9(a)(2), and on N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(l). He also sought an award of fees based on ...

docket:	a1998-60
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-01-11
status:	Published
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15 IN THE MATTER OF THE INTER VIVOS TRUST, JOSEPH BRANDES GRANTOR -- rank: 627

... court" rule, R. 4:42-9(a)(2), and on N.J.S.A. 3B:14-23(l). He also sought an award of fees based on ...

docket:	a6049-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-01-11
status:	unpublished
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