Topic
Charitable Trusts
130 published works
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Enforcing Charitable Trusts: A Study on the. English Necessary Interest Rule
Hui Jing recently published an Article entitled, Enforcing Charitable Trusts: A Study on the English Necessary Interest Rule, Legal Studies 1-18 (published online first), 2022. Below is the abstract for…
Private Client
How to bequeath a property to charity?
[caption id="attachment_2514" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Source: Livemint.com[/caption] The Private Client team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas shares their comments and opinions in an article in the following Q&A which was published by…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Purpose of charity must clearly exist for declaration of charitable trust: court
Funding the prosecution of wrongful dismissal claims could even worsen poverty: court
Nonprofit Law Blog
WCTEO 2021 Highlights
The following are some of the highlights from the 2021 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), with recognition that these just touch the surface and you’ll get so much more by…
For Purpose Law Group Blog
CA Legislative Wrap-Up: Nonprofits & Charitable Trusts
Just in time to enjoy an overpriced Pumpkin Spice Latte, we can now review this year’s recently concluded California legislative session. There were a number of nonprofit-sector wish-list items…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
First Effects of the AFPF Donor Disclosure Decision and Additional Analysis
UPDATE: A reader commented that 1st Circuit has cited but distinguished the AFPF decision in rejecting a constitutional challenge to certain Rhode Island disclosure and disclaimer laws applicable to election-related…
Fazzio Law Blog
Charitable Unitrust Remainder Trust & Tax Incentives
By John Fazzio
Charitable Unitrust Remainder Trust & Tax Incentives A Charitable Unitrust Remainder Trust (“CRUT” or “Trust”) is an irrevocable agreement that will provide an income stream to the donor or a…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Appellate Division Declines to Apply the Doctrine of Cy Pres to Modify a Charitable Trust
In re Bierstadt Paintings Charitable Tr., Dated October 6, 1919, A-0529-20, 2021 WL 3057076 (N.J. Super. App. Div. July 20, 2021). In 1919, J. Ackerman Coles (“Coles”), a well-known doctor,…
Trust on Trial
Another Shiner – Court Confirms Hefty Fee Award to California Attorney General in Breach of Charitable Trust Action
In California, the Attorney General oversees charitable trusts. This responsibility includes bringing legal actions against trustees who breach their fiduciary duties. Government Code section 12598 provides that the Attorney General…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Fishman on Private Foundations
James Fishman has posted The Private Foundation Rules at Fifty: How Did We Get Them and Do They Meet Current Needs? on SSRN with the following abstract:From the earliest decades…