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Disinheritance
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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Disinheritance, Discrimination and the Case for Including Adult Independent Children in Dependants’ Relief Schemes: Lawen Estate v Nova Scotia
Jane Thompson recently published an article entitled, Disinheritance, Discrimination and the Case for Including Adult Independent Children in Dependants’ Relief Schemes: Lawen Estate v Nova Scotia, Wills, Trusts, & Estates Law…
Elder Law Issues
Can You Disinherit Your Spouse?
By Robert Fleming, PLC, Fleming, Curti
Sometimes people want to leave their husband or wife completely out of their estate plan. But can you disinherit your spouse? Last week we talked about disinheriting family members generally.…
Elder Law Issues
Can You Disinherit a Family Member?
By Robert Fleming, PLC, Fleming, Curti
Can you disinherit a family member? Do you have to leave something to children, spouses and other close relatives? Last week, in our Elder Law Issues newsletter, we wrote about…
Elder Law Issues
Disinheriting a Child Over Politics? Think About a Trust
The divisions that lead to the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol are having an effect on estate planning. It’s not surprising that family members have differing political views during…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on Disinheritance in an Ageing Society
Antoni Vaquer recently published an article entitled, Disinheritance in an Ageing Society, Wills, Trusts, & Estates Law ejournal (2020). Provided below is the abstract to the Article. Disinheritance has a double meaning.…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Millionaire Steve Bing’s Estate At Center Of Paternity and Disinheritance Dispute In California Probate Court
"Steve Bing, a wealthy Hollywood movie investor, committed suicide earlier this year in Los Angeles."Kira Kerkorian has submitted a DNA test stating that she is Bing's biological child. Bing's will…
Leaving A Loving Legacy
Disinheriting a Child
Under the laws of New York, if you die intestate (without a Will) some or all of your property would go to your children who survive you, in equal shares.…
Family Law Prof Blog
Higdon: “Parens Patriae and the Disinherited Child”
By Family Law
Michael J. Higdon (Tennessee) has posted to SSRN his recent paper Parens Patriae and the Disinherited Child (2019). Here is the abstract:Most countries have safeguards in place to protect children…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Should You be Able to Disinherit Your Child?
In most of America, the question is not whether you can disinherit your child, but whether you should. A parent has every right to decide to completely block their assets…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
What To Do When You Hate Your Son-In-Law: A Practical Lesson In Estate Planning
Will contests are avoided as much as possible because no family wants their dirty laundry aired out in public to become tinder for the gossip mills. So what do you…