Topic
Trust
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Toronto Estate Law Blog
Providing for Disabled Beneficiaries PART V
If a testator does not adequately shelter the bequests or insurance policy beneficiary designations to a disabled beneficiary, the disabled beneficiary may still have a way of sheltering the gift…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
NDGa – Trusts Created Under Georgia Law Must Be Represented By Counsel
By Sunghee Sohn
By: Scott B. Riddle, Esq. Hays, Chapter 7 Trustee v. Hamblen Family Irrevocable Trust, Grant Gibson, individually and as trustee of Hanblen Family Irrevocable Trust, et al, Adv. No. 06-6394…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
In re Estate of Silsby
Alice Silsby died unmarried and with no children of her own. She made her nephew and attorney, Herbert Silsby, the personal representative of her estate. She also made him the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements
A family battle which includes allegations of trustee misconduct is reported in Geraldine Fabrikant, Family Laundry Redux, NY Times, Nov. 21, 2006.The latest family member to tangle with Sumner M.…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Wills, Trusts , Probate, and Elder Care Lawyer in Decatur and Atlanta, Georgia
By Sunghee Sohn
My friend Luanne Bonnie has opened a solo practice in downtown Decatur, Georgia, specializing in wills, trusts, estates, probate and elder care. The office will serve the Decatur and metro- Atlanta…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Trust Taxation — Canadian Style
Courtesy of the Tax Professor Blog, here are some articles covering the new Canadian laws regarding the taxation of trusts:Bloomberg: Canadian Stocks Slide as Income Trusts Face Taxes, by John…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The Interface Between the UTC and the NY EPTL
Victoria Hasseler has recently published her Comment Trustee-Beneficiaries, Creditors, and New York's EPTL: The Surprises That Result and How the UTC Solves Them, 69 Alb. L. Rev. 1169 (2006). Here…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Unitrusts & Equitable Adjustment
Kristi Arakaki has published her article entitled Promoting Trustee Adherence to the Fiduciary Duty of Impartiality: A Case for Enacting Unitrust Conversion Statutes in Conjunction with Equitable Adjustment Statutes, 28…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Total Return Trusts Update
Robert B. Wolf, a Partner and Shareholder at Tener, Van Kirk, Wolf & Moore, P.C. in Pittsburg, wrote Total Return Trusts—A Decade of Progress, But Are We There Yet? for…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Cardozo Symposium
Recently on this blog, I have discussed several law review articles from the symposium issue of the Cardozo Law Review. Below, I have complied all of the articles with links…