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Home→Tags Personal effects

Tag Archives: Personal effects

Lack of Evidence of Personal Property Taken

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Daniel EvansJune 2, 2024

The executor of the decedent’s estate brought an action in the Orphans’ Court to recover the value of property alleged to have belonged to the decedent from a person who had lived with the decedent, but the court properly granted … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Burden of proof, Personal effects, Summary judgment

Conflict of Interest and Allegedly Missing Assets

An attorney who represents a beneficiary of an estate to remove an executor and who later represents the same person as successor executor does not have a conflict of interest. An objection claiming that the destruction of a computer caused … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Attorney fees, Conflict of interest, Executor Commission, Personal effects

Distribution of Personal Property

When the will directed that personal property should be distributed among the beneficiaries as they may agree, or shall be converted to cash if they are unable to agree, and the beneficiaries are unable to agree, the court ordered the … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Personal effects

Household Goods as Tenants by Entireties

In a non-precedential decision, the Superior Court has affirmed that tangible personal property (wine collection, paintings, and lawn equipment) acquired during the marriage for the use of both spouses may be considered to be held as tenants by the entireties … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Personal effects, Tenancy by entireties

Executor’s Disposition of Personal Property Approved

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Daniel EvansFebruary 23, 2016

Objections to distributions and dispositions of tangible personal property were dismissed when all family members had an opportunity to review and claim items, the executor was able to sell some unclaimed items, and other items were given away or discarded … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Personal effects

“Personal Effects” Included Automobile; Priority of Gifts Among Children

Provision of will directing executor to pay the costs of delivering “such tangible property” expanded the meaning of “personal effects” to include a gift of automobiles, which is consistent with a previous will and a summary of that will prepared … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged PEF 3541(a), Personal effects

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