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North Dakota Supreme Court Applies Uniform Probate Code to Clarify Scope of Probate Court’s Subject Matter Jurisdiction
In situations where one party involved in a loan, contract, or exchange passes away before fulfilling their obligation, there is a common legal process to address this when the deceased…
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ESTATE PLANNING: Pet Trusts
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D. Bradley Pettit, Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group According to a treatise on revocable trusts, [t]he number of individuals who own animals is staggering. As many as 56.7…
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Article: These Are a Few of My Least Favorite Things
Richard C. Ausness recently published an article entitled, These Are a Few of My Least Favorite Things, Quinnipac Probate Law Journal, (2021). Provided below is the Introduction to the Article: The…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Uniform Probate Code’s New Intestacy and Class Gift Provisions
Mary Louise Fellows, Thomas P. Gallanis (University of Iowa), The Uniform Probate Code's New Intestacy and Class Gift Provisions, 46 ACTEC L.J. (2021, Forthcoming):Law and society inextricably link family and…
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How to Enforce a Contract to Make a Will in Montana
Montana adopted the Uniform Probate Code in 1974 and under the state's provisions a contract to make a will is enforceable. The suit must be brought before a court of…
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Uniform Law Commission Approves Changes to Uniform Probate Code
Earlier this week, the Uniform Law Commission approved changes to the Uniform Probate Code. Prof. Thomas P. Gallanis summarized these changes as follows:The 2019 revisions to the UPC achieve five…
Mile High Estate Planning
What’s Involved in the Probate Process?
By Blake Harris
All 50 states have specific probate laws used to legally transfer assets to recipients or heirs when a decedent passes away. If a will exists, the process of probate refers…
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Updated Statutory Supplement on Uniform Trust and Estate Statutes (Selected Statutes) 2017-2018 Edition
Thomas P. Gallanis has recently published his new statutory supplement entitled Uniform Trust and Estate Statutes (Selected Statutes) 2017-2018 Edition. This statutory supplement is ideal for use in basic and advanced…
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Article on Note: What Should We Do With Norman Bates? Proposing Reform To the Uniform Probate Code to Allow Inheritance in Cases of Legal Insanity
Declan J. Murray recently published an Article entitled, Note: What Should We Do With Norman Bates? Proposing Reform To the Uniform Probate Code to Allow Inheritance in Cases of Legal…
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Disputes over Prince’s Estate Throw the Future of His Vault into Question
Hidden in the bowels of two storage vaults in Paisley Park, hundreds, possibly thousands, of unheard songs recorded by Prince await release to expectant fans. Unfortunately, fans will have to…