Trust Administration Attorneys in New Jersey

43 trust administration firms in New Jersey, by county and firm type.

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FirmBridgewater, NJ

Vizzoni Law Firm, L.L.C.

Since 2000 · Serves 1 county

Vizzoni Law Firm serves Somerset County from Bridgewater, filing through the Somerset County Surrogate's Court in Somerville. The firm guides named executors and trustees through probate and estate and trust administration with a step-by-step plan of the tasks required to settle the estate, adding depth in estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax and asset-protection planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 1256 US Highway 202/206 NorthBridgewater, NJ 08807
Phone: (908) 304-0499

FirmWayne, NJ

Law Offices of Weiss & Tom, LLC

Serves 1 county

The Law Offices of Weiss & Tom is a third-generation Passaic County practice in Wayne, filing through the Passaic County Surrogate's Court in Paterson. The firm handles probate and estate and trust administration for executors and trustees, guardianships and special medical guardian appointments, and probate litigation, alongside Medicaid and asset-preservation planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 502 Valley Road, Suite 104Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone: (973) 694-5511

FirmWoodbridge, NJ

Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.

Since 1919 · Serves the whole state

Established in 1919, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer anchors its Trusts & Estates team in Woodbridge in Middlesex County, with a second estates office in Red Bank. The team handles estate and trust administration, fiduciary accounting, estate tax matters, and tax-controversy litigation, advising executors, trustees, and beneficiaries through contested and routine administration alike.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planning

Office: 90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Phone: (855) 945-3689

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in New Jersey

Free New Jersey forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Pour-Over Will

In New Jersey, a pour-over will is signed before 2 witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in New Jersey

Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in New Jersey: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.

How Do I Settle a Trust?

Settling a trust in New Jersey happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust Code, notifies the beneficiaries, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.

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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?

In New Jersey, trustee compensation follows a statutory fee schedule unless the trust instrument sets a different amount. The schedule is an annual commission on principal.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in New Jersey: creditors have 9 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.

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Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?

New Jersey requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 1040; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,000.

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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?

Inherited assets in New Jersey take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death, and the gain on a later sale faces ordinary income tax at the state's regular rates.

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