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Virginia Supreme Court Rejects Donors’ Trust Law Based Challenge to Randolph-Macon College’s Admission of Men
In Jenna Dodge v. Trustees of Randolph Macon Woman's College, a case decided yesterday, students alumni and donors sued the University alleging that it violated the Uniform Trust Code: The…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
The Trustee’s Duty to Inform and Report Under Florida’s New Trust Code
At its core, the job of trustee is as much about keeping beneficiaries adequately informed as anything else. Most trust litigation can be traced back to a trustee's inability to…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Why Did Trust Law Become Statute Law in the United States?
Question: Why did trust law become statute law in the United States? Answer: Because in today's world the most common trust asset is a diversified portfolio of marketable securities. Uniform…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Trust Law — The Path from Common Law to Statutory Law
John H. Langbein (Sterling Professor of Law and Legal History, Yale Law School) has recently posted on SSRN his article entitled Why Did Trust Law Become Statute Law in the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Ohio Trust Code Analyzed
Alan Newman (Associate Professor of Law, University of Akron School of Law) has recently posted his article entitled An Analysis of the New Ohio Trust Code on SSRN.Here is the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
North Dakota Enacts Uniform Trust Code
North Dakota has recently enacted the Uniform Trust Code. House Bill 1034.The effective date is August 1, 2007.
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New Edition of “Cases and Materials on Gratuitous Transfers”
The Fifth Edition of Cases and Materials on Gratuitous Transfers by Mark Ascher and Grayson McCouch will be available for use in Fall 2007 classes.The following is a description of…
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4th Edition of “Wills, Trusts, and Estates” Volume of Examples & Explanations Series Released
Aspen Publishers has recently released the Fourth Edition of the Wills, Trusts, and Estates volume of its Examples and Explanations series.This book focuses on intestate succession, wills, trusts, estate administration,…
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Is Trust Privacy is a Bad Thing?
Frances H. Foster (Edward T. Foote II Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law) has recently published her article entitled Privacy and the Elusive Quest for Uniformity in the…
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Beneficiary Rights Teleconference
The Cannon Financial Institute is sponsoring a teleconference on January 23, 2007 entitled Beneficiaries' Rights Under Wills & Trusts - Like Them Or Not . Here is a description of…