Congratulations to David J. Ferry, Jr. who was nominated as the next Vice President, New Castle County, of the Delaware State Bar Association for the 2015-2016 term. His term will commence on July 1, 2015.
Estate planning is important for countless reasons. Most people understand the benefits of having a will or trust in place to direct the disposition of their assets upon their death. However, many people fail to think about is why it is so important to have an advanced health care directive and durable power of attorney in place long before they may ever need to be utilized. One of the most […]
Michael B Joseph will be speaking at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 10th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge MD July 31-August 2, 2014. The American Bankruptcy Institute is the largest multi-disciplinary, non-partisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes more than 13,000 attorneys, auctioneers, bankers, judges, lenders, […]
On February 17, 2014, Master Abigail M. LeGrow of the Court of Chancery issued her Final Report in the matter of Nancy Weber v. Joan Weber, a partition action regarding a desirable plot of waterfront property in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The property was originally purchased by Eugene Weber Jr. in 1995. A year later, Eugene retitled the property in the names of himself and his wife Nancy Weber as tenants […]
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Chancery Court Compels Fiduciary to Submit to an Accounting under Durable Personal Powers of Attorney Act
Chancery Court compels fiduciary to submit to an accounting under Durable Personal Powers of Attorney Act By: Regina M. Matozzo, Esq. Ferry Joseph, P.A. In an opinion issued on June 30, 2014, Master Abigail M. LeGrow held that the authority of an agent pursuant to a power of attorney begins at inception not incapacity and ordered a forensic accounting be conducted by a third party in Estate of Dean, 2014 […]