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New Hampshire legislation aimed at attracting new trust company jobs to the state
The stated purpose of the Trust Modernization and Competitiveness Act of 2006, signed into law by New Hampshire Governor Lynch on June 20, 2006, is “to establish New Hampshire as…
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11th Cir. – Chapter 11 Trust Indenture Agreement Converted to Common Law Trust
By Sunghee Sohn
This is a lengthy (50 page) opinion, so I will try to briefly summarize the issues addressed by the court. Note that much of the facts and findings deal with…
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Authority to create a trust is limited by fiduciary duty
In In reEstate of Kurrelmeyer, 895 A.2d 207 (Vt. 2006), the decedent’s will gave his wifea life estate in real property, remainder to his children. Using authoritygranted her under a…
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New Hampshire passes new trust statute
In the June 2006 RealProperty and Probate Bulletin, Christina Thoda of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. writes:The Trust Modernization andCompetitiveness Act, SB 394, passed by both houses of New Hampshire'slegislature this…
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Foreigners Coming to United States to Establish Trusts
G. Warren Whitaker (Partner, Day, Berry & Howard LLP) has recently posted his article entitled The U.S. May be a Good Trust Jurisdiction for Foreign Persons on SSRN.Here is the…
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Trust Asset Protection
John K. Eason (Associate Professor of Law, Tulane Law School) has just published his article entitled Policy, Logic, and Persuasion in the Evolving Realm of Trust Asset Protection, 27 Cardozo…
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Comparative Law Treatment of Trusts
Carly Howard (Associate, Akerman Senterfitt) has recently published her article entitled Trust Funds in Common Law and Civil Law Systems: A Comparative Analysis, 13 U. Miami Int'l & Comp. L.…
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Irrevocable Grantor Income Trusts
Rachna Dhanda Balakrishna (John Hancock, US Insurance) has recently posted an abstract of his article Defective Grantor Trusts: Greater Flexibility and Income Tax Leverage on SSRN. The article appears in…
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Rabbi Trusts
Joel S. Newman (Professor of Law, Wake Forest University - School of Law) has recently posted the abstract of his article Rabbi Trusts for Indian Children: The Story of a…
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Oregon & the Uniform Trust Code
The Willamette Law Review has recently released an issue entitled Oregon Uniform Trust Code and Comments Special Issue, 42 Willamette L. Rev. 187 (2006).This issue contains an introduction by Professor…