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Estates
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Epstein estate reaches deal with US Virgin Islands attorney general on victims compensation fund
After months of negotiations, Jeffrey Epstein's estate and the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands have reached a deal regarding a fund to compensate the dozens of alleged sex-trafficking…
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Prince’s Family Claims That They Have Not Received Any Payments From His Estate; They Are Now Asking a Judge To Intervene
Three of the six siblings of the late singer Prince are claiming that they have not received anything from the estate, though they are his legal heirs. Despite this, lawyers…
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Belated Annoucement: Prof. Regis Campfield’s Death
I have just learned about the passing of one of the great wills, trusts, estates, and tax professors, Regis Campfield. Regis was a beloved law professor at Southern Methodist University…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Holds That Will Contestant Was Not Estopped From Challenging The Will Due To Accepting Assets
[caption id="attachment_1456" align="alignright" width="211"] Selected by Texas Bar Today as a "Top 10 Blog Post"[/caption] In In the Estate of Johnson, a decedent’s daughter filed a will contest after accepting…
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CLE on Avoiding a Wealth of Trouble: Ethical Issues for Trust and Estate Lawyers
The American Law Institute is holding a webcast entitled, Avoiding a Wealth of Trouble: Ethical Issues for Trust and Estate Lawyers, on Thursday, October 24, at 12:00 - 1:30 PM…
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Aretha Franklin’s Sons Fighting Each Other Over Control of Singer’s Estate
The estate of the late diva Aretha Franklin continues to get convoluted and complex, now with the sons duking it out in court. Kecalf Franklin petitioned the court to remove…
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Discovery of Aretha Franklin’s Handwritten Wills Throws Her Estate Into Turmoil
Originally thought to have died intestate, two possible handwritten wills written by the musical diva Aretha Franklin have caused quite a commotion with her estate. The appointed representative is now…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Holds That A Judgment Was Not Effective Against Three Estates Where The Plaintiffs Did Not Sue The Estates’ Representatives And The Decedents’ Attorney Did Not Represent The Estates’ Representatives
In Delgado v. Garza, the plaintiffs sued for breach of a warranty of title, trespass to try title, and other related claims all stemming from a land transaction between an…
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ACTEC Foundation 2019-2020 Academic Symposium Request for Proposals
The Legal Education Committee of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) requests proposals for a $20,000 grant to host an academic symposium on trust and estate law…
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Article on Contradiction in the Law of Charitable Lapse
John Picton recently posted an Article entitled, Contradiction in the Law of Charitable Lapse, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Law eJournal (2017). Provided below is an abstract of the Article:Gifts by…