Rachel Stillman arrived at an estate sale and walked into a generational standoff.
Five men in their 20s, hunting for vintage tees to resell, were bickering with an older group over who had earned the first spot in line. When
The Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog, published by Gerry W. Beyer, focuses on legal issues related to wills, trusts, estates, and related tax matters. It covers topics such as estate planning, probate, fiduciary duties, family protection laws, transfer taxes including gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and the impact of legislation on end-of-life decisions. The blog also discusses practical and ethical considerations in estate administration, recent legal developments affecting disabled persons' savings accounts, and comparative perspectives on family protection in inheritance law. It serves as a resource for legal professionals and scholars interested in the evolving landscape of estate and trust law.
After Jack Anderson died in 2015, an unexpected bill arrived. The state of Connecticut said his estate owed $13.2 million in estate and gift taxes.
The executor of Anderson’s estate, a longtime family confidant named Les Daniels, disagreed. How could…
Jane Thomson (University of New Brunswick) recently published And Two Cows to My Wife… So Long As She Remains My Widow: The Contemporary Case Against Marriage Clauses in Canadian Wills, 2026. Provided below is the Abstract:
This article presents the…
The following is from the Baylor website:
Teaching responsibilities are based on Baylor Law’s curricular needs and applicant’s experience; however, the primary teaching responsibility is expected to include upper-level courses in trusts and estates, wealth transfers, estate planning, marital…
Ciara Howard recently published The Trail of Tears for Pro Se Litigants: A Structural Analysis of Jurisdictional Fragmentation, Artificial Record Inflation, and Core Gatekeeping Exceptions to Federal Abstention Doctrines, 2026. Provided below is the Abstract:
This case study examines…
The following is from the University’s announcement:
The University of Missouri School of Law invites applications and nominations for an endowed professorship. We are seeking candidates with a national reputation for distinguished scholarship and a record of excellence in teaching.…
The following is from the University’s announcement:
The University of Miami School of Law seeks applications from lateral candidates with subject-matter expertise in Trusts & Estates to join our vibrant community beginning in Spring 2027.
We welcome applications from…
Ian Edwards (Cape Cod Center for Sustainability) recently published Of This Trust: Fiduciary Prudence is Never Generic, 2026. Provided below is the Abstract:
Trust law does not exercise prudence in the abstract. It exercises prudence in relation to the…
Joel Edward Patterson recently published Intestacy & the Modern Household, 2026. Provided Below is the Abstract:
When a person dies in England and Wales without a valid will, their estate is distributed under section 46 of the Administration of…