Category: Executor

The court-appointed trustee seeking to recover money for bilked investors began taking aim at Andrew Madoff’s money even before his Sept. 3 death from mantle cell lymphoma. Two federal officials also said Madoff would have likely faced tax evasion charges if he had not died. Have you ever heard of a clawback? When investors are […]

The decedent Robert Reitano owned stock in two closely held corporations, each of which owned a fishing boat. His assets consisted of little else besides the shares of stock. Marci McNicol, who owned stock in one of the corporations, was appointed the executrix of the decedent’s estate. In her role as executrix, McNicol was given notice of the […]

While the contemplation of your eventual demise is never at the top of anyone’s list, there is satisfaction from the feeling that you have taken care of issues and provided for those you love. But unwitting mistakes can wreck your careful planning and even lead to family fighting and estrangement of the very people you […]