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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Is a Nevada Trust the New Delaware Trust?
For several decades, Delaware has been the jurisdiction of choice for creating a trust due to its ironclad asset protection. However, a 2014 court decision, Kloiber v. Kloiber, has put…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Modern Studies in the Law of Trusts and Wealth Management — Call for Presenters and Papers
The Centre for Cross-Border Commercial Law in Asia, Singapore Management University, York Law School and the Singapore Academy of Law will convene the second conference in the “Modern Studies in the…
La Revue
La relaxe dans l’affaire Wildenstein ou la difficulté à appréhender les outils juridiques étrangers
By Stephanie Negre, Squire Patton Boggs
Ce n’est pas la saga familiale qui nous intéresse ici mais bien le problème de droit soulevé par la décision rendue le 12 janvier dernier par le tribunal correctionnel de…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on Common Law Trusts in Civil Law Systems
Tibor Tajti & Robert Whitman recently published an Article entitled, Common Law Trusts in Hungary and Other Continental European Civil Law Systems, 49 John Marshall L. Rev. (2016). Provided below…
Legal Profession Blog
Good Faith Error Not Professional Misconduct
The Law Society of Upper Canada Hearing Tribunal Division issued reasons for its finding no professional misconductThere are few cases in which a finding that a licensee has breached a…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
ACTEC Law Journal Exclusive Review
The ACTEC Law Journal will be conducting exclusive reviews over the next few weeks. Any contribution submitted to the ACTEC Law Journal between February 13, 2017 and February 28, 2017…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Ivanka Trump Was Trustee for Murdoch Daughters’ Trust
Ivanka Trump was a trustee for a group of shares in 21st Century Fox and News Corp that belong to Rupert Murdoch’s two youngest daughters. During the presidential campaign, she…
Death Care Compliance Law
Nebraska Preneed Legislation – Clarifying Trust Liability
By Bill Stalter
On January 30th, the Nebraska Legislature will conduct a hearing on a bill to fix a problem with the state’s preneed funeral law. The Burial Pre-Need Sale Act was originally…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on State Constitution Perpetuities Provision
Les Raatz recently published an Article entitled, State Constitution Perpetuities Provision: Derivation, Meaning, and Application, 48 Ariz. St. L.J. 803 (2016). Provided below is an abstract of the Article:The Rule…
New York Trusts & Estates Litigation
Lessons to be Learned From the Power of Attorney
Powers of attorney and trust instruments have each been the subject of many an estate plan. They each have also been the subject of multiple estate litigations. In combination, the…