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Charitable Trusts
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PropertyProf Blog
Hershey Trust
By propertyprof
We talk a lot here at propertyprof about new cases to add to the property curriculum, like what case ought to be first, a Hawaii substitute for Pierson v. Post,…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
The Salvation Army has gone to court in Seattle to challenge a trust dividing more than $260 million among eight charities, including Greenpeace
I've written in the past regarding the unique public-relations issues faced by charities involved in trust/probate litigation (see here) and the different expectations the public and media have with respect…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Protecting Settlor’s Charitable Intent
Eric G. Pearson has published his comment Reforming the Reform of the Cy Pres Doctrine: A Proposal to Protect Testator Intent in 90 Marq. L. Rev. 127 (2006). Here is…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Standing to Enforce Charitable Trust
On December 28, 2006, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court released its opinion in In re Milton Hershey School and Hershey Trust Company holding that the Milton Hershey School Alumni Association lacked…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Policing Charitable Trusts: The J. Paul Getty Trust Case
Florida’s new trust code continues the common law rule in this state that charitable trusts are policed primarily by the Florida Attorney General (F.S. §736.0110(3)). The same rule applies to…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Getty Trust Update
On several prior occasions, I have reported on the problems facing the Getty Trust. For the latest developments, see Edward Wyatt and Randy Kennedy, California Attorney General Appoints Overseer of…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Harrington Trust Saga
Sybil B. Harrington created an inter vivos trust, originally valued at approximately $100 million, which expressly provided that the trustees could make distributions only for charities in one Arizona county…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
$111,000+ OOPS! for Wachovia Bank
Wachovia Bank, N.A. v. U.S., --- F.3d ----, 2006 WL 1912805 (11th Cir.(Fla.) Jul 13, 2006) For trust and estates lawyers this case is a good example of how NOT…
PropertyProf Blog
Broken Trust
By propertyprof
Continuing on the theme of recent literature on property, I'd like to talk about a great book that has just appeared: Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement, and Political Manipulation at America's…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Bishop Estate Book — A “Must Read”
Samuel P. King (Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai'i) and Randall W. Roth (professor, University of Hawai'i School of Law) have recently published an extremely well-researched and…