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Trust
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Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Blogs establish trust : Instapundit (Glenn Reynolds)
In delivering the keynote speech at the Politics Online Conference last week, Instapundit's Glenn Reynolds said "...[T]he thing about blogs is they establish trust." He also has shared some other…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Average person most trusted source : bodes ill for Martindale-Hubbell
As a result on the Internet, the 'Average Person Like Me' now ranks as high as academics and physicians as a trusted source of information about a company. This was…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Remember the Alamo
This time, remembering the Alamo has nothing to do with the famous battle of 1836. Instead, January 26, 2005 marked the 100th anniversary of the enabling legislation under which Alamo…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The Great Stork Derby
When teaching the cases and statutes addressing how a court determines whether a trust purpose is legal, I find that students enjoy discussing the following provision in a lawyer's will:All…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
How Much Are Current And Remainder Beneficiaries Entitled To?
There is often an inherent conflict of interest between the current and remainder beneficiaries of a trust. There are two ways to address that issue: provide for contemporaneous trust distributions…