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The Fiduciary Litigator
Trustees’ Duty to Disclose in Texas – TCBA’s Business & Estate Section
By Winstead
[caption id="attachment_1151" align="alignright" width="300"] Trustees’ Duty To Disclose In Texas[/caption] David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, presented his speech on a “Trustees’ Duty To Disclose…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on Global Trust Arbitration
S.I. Strong recently published an Article entitled, Global Developments in Trust Arbitration (2016). Provided below is an abstract of the Article:Over the last few decades, arbitration has become increasingly popular…
Trust on Trial
Sacramento Trust and Probate Litigation “Boot Camp” Program
The Sacramento County Bar Association’s Probate and Estate Planning Section hosted its first ever “boot camp” program on trust and estate litigation on September 20, 2016. As an alternative to…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
How Delaware Benefits Trusts
Delaware has long-been known as a jurisdiction that benefits the grantors of trusts. Specifically, Delaware has built a trust-friendly body of legislation and supported these laws with an effective court…
Legacy Advisors
Trusts Can Provide Benefits Even for the Most Financially Savvy
In planning for the next generation, many parents struggle with the decision of whether to transfer property to their children outright or in trust. Some feel that transferring property outright…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Conferring a Power of Appointment
A power of appointment (POA) is a power that a trust beneficiary has to direct to or for whom trust property will pass, representing a non-fiduciary power. When conferring a…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on the American Trust & the Latin American Fideicomiso
Sergio Rodriguez-Azuero recently published an Article entitled, The Commercial Anglo American Trust and the Latin American Fideicomiso (2016). Provided below is an abstract of the Article:This paper purports to provide…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The Benefits of a Charitable Lead Trust
A charitable lead trust (CLT) pays annuities to one or more charities of your choice for a specified term or for life. At the end of the term, the remaining…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Holds That Trust No Longer Owned Vehicle Because It Allowed Beneficiary’s Wife To Drive It
In In the Interest of H.D.V., a husband appealed from a bench trial in a divorce proceeding. No. 05-15-00421-CV, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 9520 (Tex. App.—Dallas August 26, 2016, no…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Possible Agreement Reached Between Shari Redstone and Her Niece
The white flag has been waved in the family feud between Shari Redstone and her niece Keryn Redstone. The issue between the two family members resulted from changes made to…