Wills, Trusts, & Estates Prof Blog

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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.

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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