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Trust
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Mile High Estate Planning
Does a Will Supersede a Trust?
By Blake Harris
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on Trust and Advice
Andrew S. Gold recently published an Article entitled, Trust and Advice, Wills, Trusts, & Estates Law eJournal (2019). Provided below is an abstract of the Article.Trust matters to fiduciary law…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Dynasty Trusts: Best Way to Protect Family Wealth
An irrevocable trust ensures a smooth, usually drama-free transfer of assets than a will, while also offering significant tax advantages, asset protection, privacy, and control. Dynasty trusts, which can last…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Holds That A Trustee Has To Serve Until Properly Replaced
In Waldron v. Susan R. Winking Trust, a daughter was a beneficiary of a trust set up by her parents. No. 12-18-00026-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 5867 (Tex. App.—Tyler July…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Exploring the Relationship Between Trusts and Gender
By Tracy Thomas
Deborah S. Gordon, Engendering Trust, Wisconsin Law Review, 2019This article, part of a Wills, Trusts, and Estates Meets Gender, Race, and Class Symposium, explores the relationship between trusts and gender…
Elder Law Issues
How Often Should You Update Your Estate Plan?
Good for you! You signed your will and powers of attorney! Maybe you even finalized your living trust, and transferred all (or most) of your assets into the trust’s name.…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
CLE on Avoiding a Wealth of Trouble: Ethical Issues for Trust and Estate Lawyers
The American Law Institute is holding a webcast entitled, Avoiding a Wealth of Trouble: Ethical Issues for Trust and Estate Lawyers, on Thursday, October 24, at 12:00 - 1:30 PM…
European Union and Italian International Tax Law Blog
Italian Tax Agency Rules on Tax Effects of Early Termination of Trust, Treats It As Gift Back to Settlor Subject to Gift Tax
By Marco Rossi
In its Private Letter Ruling n. 355 of August 30, 2019 the Italian Tax Agency considered the tax implications, for Italian gift tax purposes, of a transaction involving the early…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Peter Bing, Grandfather To Damian Hurley And Kira Kerkorian, Can’t Exclude Grandchildren From Trust
The Daily Mail reported that a Los Angeles judge ruled that Steve Bing and Elizabeth Hurley’s son Damian Hurley, 17, and his half-sister Kira Kerkorian, the daughter of Steve and…
Elder Law Issues
Hopeful Planning Fails in Two Special Needs Cases
Hopeful planning: when your estate plan is based around your hope that everything will turn out fine. We see it a lot. Often it works. Too often it does not.…