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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The Interface Between the UTC and the NY EPTL
Victoria Hasseler has recently published her Comment Trustee-Beneficiaries, Creditors, and New York's EPTL: The Surprises That Result and How the UTC Solves Them, 69 Alb. L. Rev. 1169 (2006). Here…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Higher Standards for Professional Trustees?
In trust litigation the identity of the trustee (i.e., individual vs. corporate, inexperienced vs. professional) has a large impact on how the case is handled. Prof. Melanie B. Leslie (Professor of Law,…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Creditors’ Rights and the Uniform Trust Code
Robert T. Danforth (Associate Professor of Law and Alumni Faculty Fellow, Washington and Lee University School of Law) has recently published his article entitled Article Five of the UTC and…
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New Edition of Scoles, Halbach, et al. Casebook
Aspen Publishers has just announced the publication of Problems and Materials on Decedents' Estates and Trusts (7th ed. 2006) authored by: Eugene F. Scoles, University of OregonEdward C. Halbach, Jr.,…
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Beneficiary Controlled Trusts — Request for Input
Tye J. Klooster of the Chicago law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP supplied the material below and has requested your thoughts, comments, suggestions, etc. If you would like to…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Uniform Trust Code–Creditor Interface
Robert T. Danforth (Associate Professor of Law and Alumni Faculty Fellow, Washington and Lee University School of Law) has recently released his article entitled Article Five of the UTC and…
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UTC and Spendthrift and Discretionary Trusts
Professor Alan Newman (University of Akron School of Law) has recently published his article entitled Spendthrift and Discretionary Trusts: Alive and Well under the Uniform Trust Code, 40 Real Prop.,…
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Breach of Trust and Economics
Peter T. Wendel (Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law), has recently published an article entitled The Evolution of the Law of Trustee's Powers and Third Party Liability for…
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Trustee’s Duty to Inform Beneficiaries
Kevin D. Millard, a sole practitioner in Denver, Colorado, has recently published a very useful article entitled The Trustee's Duty to Inform and Report Under the Uniform Trust Code, 40…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Florida Moves Towards Adoption of the Uniform Trust Code
If all goes according to plan, Florida will soon be adopting its version of the Uniform Trust Code ("UTC"). The following e-mail announcements were circulated to Miami-Dade County probate attorneys…