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MATTERS of TRUST
Is the Clock Ticking?
By Robert Paine
A statute of limitations is a straightforward concept: if a beneficiary has a claim against a trustee, the beneficiary must file a lawsuit before a certain period of time passes…
MATTERS of TRUST
The Uniform Trust Code – What Is It and How It Will Impact this Blog?
By Robert Paine
Many posts on this blog will make reference to the Uniform Trust Code (the “UTC”), so it’s appropriate to discuss what exactly is the UTC and how it will impact…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article On Small Trust Termination Statutes
Alyssa A. DiRusso (Professor of Law, Cumberland School of Law) recently published an article entitled, Euthanizing Small Charities: The Threat of Small Trust Termination Statutes, 45 Cumberland L. Rev. 475…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
The Threat of Small Trust Termination Statutes to Small Charities
Alyssa A. DiRusso (Samford University - Cumberland School of Law) recently published, Euthanizing Small Charities: The Threat of Small Trust Termination Statutes, 45 Cumberland L. Rev. 475 (2015). Below is…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on a Statutory Proposal for Partitioning Trusteeship
James P. Spica (Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC) recently published an article entitled, Onus Fiduciae Est Omnis Divisa in Partes Tres: A Statutory Proposal for Partitioning Trusteeship, 49 Real Property, Trust…
Estateography
Modifying and Terminating Irrevocable Trusts under Virginia's Uniform Trust Code
As time passes, circumstances change. Births, deaths, and divorces occur, fortunes are made and lost, health improves and deteriorates, and laws change. The creator of an irrevocable trust (called the…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Tate: Should Charitable Trust Enforcement Rights Be Assignable?
Joshua C. Tate (SMU) has posted Should Charitable Trust Enforcement Rights Be Assignable? (Chicago-Kent Law Review, forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:In recent years, scholars have given much attention…
PropertyProf Blog
Tate on Assignability of Charitable Trust Enforcement Rights
By propertyprof
Joshua C. Tate (SMU) has posted Should Charitable Trust Enforcement Rights Be Assignable? on SSRN. Here's the abstract:In recent years, scholars have given much attention to the problem of charitable…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Virtual Representation Analyzed
Martin D. Begleiter (Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Law, Drake University Law School) recently authored an article entitled Serve the Cheerleader--Serve the World: An Analysis of Representation in…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Did Florida’s new trust code weaken existing creditor protections for Florida irrevocable trusts?
Dynasty trusts are a huge growth industry [click here], and one of the main selling points for these trusts are their creditor-protection properties. When Florida adopted its version of the Uniform Trust…