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Should Beneficiaries Be Able to Undo Dynasty Trusts?
Assistant Professor Joshua C. Tate of the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University has recently authored an interesting article entitled Perpetual Trusts and the Settlor's Intent which is…
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Trust Law Conference
The Cardozo Law School in New York City is sponsoring an academic conference entitled Trust Law in the 21st Century on September 19, 2005. Profs. Melanie B. Leslie and Stewart…
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A Trust May Have Helped
An individual who lacks the skills necessary to properly manage his or her property should seriously consider placing that property in trust. This deficiency of management skills could be the…
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Virginia Enacts Uniform Trust Code
On April 6, 2005, Virginia joined the growing number of states that have adopted the Uniform Trust Code.Note, however, that Virginia imposed a long delay period before the UTC takes…
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Indiana Passes Major Probate Legislation
Indiana has recently enacted a comprehensive revision of its probate & trust law.Here are just a few of the highlights of this legislation:Creation of a procedure for a testator, or…
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Trusts & Divorce
Marc A. Chorney, an attorney from Englewood Colorado, has recently published an article focusing on the trust-divorce interface entitled Interests in Trusts as Property in Dissolution of Marriage: Identification and…
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Disclaimer Reform
Prof. Adam Jay Hirsch (Florida State University College of Law) and Richard R. Gans (Fergeson, Skipper, Shaw, Keyser, Baron & Tirabassi, P.A.) have released their paper entitled Disclaimer Reform: New…
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Yeah, whose property is it, anyway?
Here's a forthcoming article of interest...The Intention of the Settlor under the Uniform Trust Code: Whose Property is it, Anyway? Alan NewmanUniversity of Akron - School of LawAkron Law Review,…
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South Caroline Enacts Uniform Trust Code
South Carolina has joined the growing number of states that have enacted the Uniform Trust Code. 2005 S.C. Acts 422.The South Carolina enactment will take effect on January 1, 2006.
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Oxytocin for Every Law Firm
By Gerry Riskin
"Trust me! I am a hormone" It could be the criminals' dream drug -- a hormone that makes people trust you. Well, I say: It could be the lawyers' dream…