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Probate Law
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Probate and Elder Law Attorney Marketing: Reaching Families in Time
Probate law firm marketing works when it reaches people at the moment they need help: an executor who just received a letter from the court, or an adult child whose…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Family Ties Alone Do Not Shift the Burden: Undue Influence Claim Dismissed on Summary Judgment
In the Matter of the Estate of Joanne W. Schneider, deceased, No. A-0035-25, 2026 WL 3093664 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Oct. 16, 2026) This case involves a dispute over…
Hauptman & Haumptman Blog
Medicaid and Overlooked Assets – Part 2
In my blog post last week I told you that even with the level of scrutiny during the Medicaid application process, sometimes assets do get overlooked. A recent caller related to…
Bright Law Blog
Deceased estate Banking Act amendments
Treasury is consulting on amendments to the Banking Act to increase the withdrawal limit without production of probate, of the will, or letters of administration of the estate and to…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Probate-Judgment Against Trustee-Revival
By Kallie Cox
Listen to this article Defendant appealed the trial court’s judgment granting plaintiffs’ motion to revive a judgment they obtained against defendant for actions she took as the successor trustee of…
Legal Futures Blog
Private client market report: More revenue, fewer firms
Wills: Firms moving out of volume workThe private client market continues to grow, hitting £3.2bn this year, despite the number of law firms in it falling by 12% over the…
Georgia and International Family Law Blog
Estate Planning and Probate: Planning for Security in a Blended Family
When a parent passes away, whether unexpectedly or not, in a blended family the first questions are often emotional, practical, and immediate: Who will live in the house? Who pays…
FBT Gibbons
Ohio’s Eleventh District Says Inter Vivos Property Sales Contract Gutted Decade-Old Transfer-On-Death-Designation Affidavit
Ohio’s statutory transfer on death designation (TODD) affidavit mechanism (ORC § 5302.22-24) is a popular and inexpensive way to transfer real estate outside of probate. But what happens when the…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Held That The Transfer Of A Case From County Court To District Court Was Proper And That There Was Sufficient Evidence That A Will Was Not Revoked In Order To Admit It To Probate
In In re Est. of Wright, Teddy Jack Wright died in Throckmorton County, Texas, in July 2022. No. 11-24-00243-CV, 2026 Tex. App. LEXIS 2532 (Tex. App.—Eastland March 19, 2026, pet.…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Affirmed Summary Judgment In An Estate Case Where The Plaintiff Did Not Have Standing As It Did Not Have A Sufficient Interest In The Estate
In In re Estate of Demel, John Mathias Demel died on January 17, 2024, in a fire at a bar property he rented. No. 14-25-00245-CV, 2026 Tex. App. LEXIS 1103…