Law Lessons from In The Matter of the Estate of ALBERTHA BLACKWELL, ESX-CP-0057-09, Walter Koprowski, Jr., J.S.C., May 31, 2011: Clear and convincing evidence is “that which ‘produce[s] in the mind of the trier of fact a firm belief or conviction as to the truth of the allegations sought to be established,’ evidence “so clear, direct and weighty and convincing as to enable [the factfinder] to come to a clear conviction, without hesitancy,… [read post]

Law Lessons from In The Matter of the Estate of ALBERTHA BLACKWELL, ESX-CP-0057-09, Walter Koprowski, Jr., J.S.C., May 31, 2011: N.J.S.A. 3B:3-2 requires that two witnesses sign the Will within a reasonable time after each witnessed either the signing of the Will by the testator or in the testator’s name or the testator’s acknowledgment of that signature or acknowledgment of that Will. [read post]