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Separate Shares and Distributable Net Income
Michael T. Yu (Assistant Professor of Law, California Western School of Law) has recently published his article entitled A Proposed Allocation of Distributable Net Income to the Separate Shares of…
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Proposal to Change Texas Probate Procedure
Earlier on this blog, I explained how some individuals criticize the probate system in Texas because of the possibility of abuse despite that fact that in most cases the system…
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Art and Intestate Estate of Estate of William M. V. Kingsland
Dan Berry, Pieces of Art Collection Were Someone Else’s, NY Times, Oct. 25, 2006, explains the fascinating case of William M. V. Kingsland who "died in early spring in his…
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Big Fight Looms Over Pryor’s Estate
According to report on ContactMusic.com entitled Pryor's Kids Fight Widow Over Last Will and Testament (Oct. 27, 2006), Richard Pryor'schildren are ganging up on his widow Jennifer in a bid…
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“Income” in the Trust and Estate Context
In the Monday, August 28, 2006 issue of the I.R.S. newsletter e-News For Tax Professionals, the Service reminds estate practitioners about the 2004 regulations regarding the definition of “income” for…
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Post-Death Divorce – Update
Earlier on this blog, I reported on a recent situtation from Blairsville, Pennsylvania, in which the estate of a man who was murdered the day before he had planned to…
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Court battle waged over ownership of late judge’s pricey engagement ring
Seven months after the death of former Bexar County, Texas Court-at-Law Judge Shay Gebhardt, a court battle is being waged over who gets to keep the ring from her 2003…
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Personal Injury Proceeds as Personal Property
The testator in Huaman v.Aquino, 630 S.E.2d 293 (Va. 2006), left all her personal property to be distributed equally among three of her brothers, Carlos, Oscar, and Aldo, and the…
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Post-Death Divorce
The traditional marriage vow includes the phrase "'Til death do you part." The law has followed this lead and declared that a marriage is automatically terminated upon the death of…
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Most Popular SSRN Downloads in Past 60 Days
Here are the top ten recent (that is, since November 10, 2005) articles downloaded from SSRN which are relevant to Wills, Trusts, and Estates. (The first column shows the rank…