Areas of Practice
At Catenaro Law, we concentrate solely on matters of Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Litigation in Northern NJ.
Locations Served
Serving clients in Essex, Morris, Passaic & Bergen Counties.
Popular Services
Last will and testaments, revocable living trusts, medicaid asset protection trusts, living wills, health care proxies, powers of attorney, and representation in estate, trust and probate litigation matters.
Estate Planning
We tailor estate plans to each client’s goals. Whether a client hopes to enrich the next generation, ensure financial security for their special-needs child, eliminate acrimony between children and spouses from a present or prior marriage, pass assets without being disqualified from medicaid, ensure they have a say at the end of their lives, or relieve family members from making that most difficult decision, Catenaro Law is the name you can rely on to ensure that your wishes and your future estate are handled competently, professionally and with compassion.
Probate
We assist executors & administrators in every step of the probate and estate administration process from getting a person appointed executor or administrator by the Surrogate’s Court, marshaling assets, paying debts, getting tax waivers, drafting release and refunding bonds, preparing accountings for final distribution of an estate. Dealing with the loss of a loved one is difficult enough. Whether your loved one passed with a Will (testate) or without a Will (intestate), let us relieve some of the burden and handle the estate work for you and your family.
Estate Litigation
We represent beneficiaries of estates and trusts, executors, administrators, trustees, surviving spouses, guardians, and incapacitated persons in estate, trust, probate & fiduciary litigation matters that include will contests, trust disputes, fiduciary accountings and guardianships. Our knowledge, experience, and reputation allow us to resolve high-stakes trust, estate, and fiduciary litigation matters through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or trial.