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Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Oddball Trusts and the Lawyers Who Love Them
We advise our fiduciary clients they can get sued for failing to diversify their investment portfolios. Why? Because it's inherently risky to put all your eggs in one basket. This…
PropertyProf Blog
Trusts, Russian Oligarchs, Real Estate, & Divorce
By propertyprof
The N.Y. Times examines the lives of fabulously rich Russian oligarchs and does a rundown on the property problems that pop-up when the super-rich divorce each other:Ms. Rybolovleva has argued…
PropertyProf Blog
Shepard on The Rule Against Perpetuities
By propertyprof
Scott Shepard (John Marshall) has posted A Uniform Perpetuities Reform Act (NYU J. of Leg. & Public Policy) on SSRN. Here's the abstractFor centuries the Rule Against Perpetuities provided protection…
New York Trusts & Estates Litigation
Potential Creditor of Trust Beneficiary Not Interested Party In Accounting Proceeding
Nassau County Surrogate Edward W. McCarty, III recently held that potential creditors of a living trust beneficiary were not interested parties in the trust accounting proceeding. Eric Penzer discusses the…
Securities Compliance Sentinel
Delaware Trust Guide– A Must Have for Those Working in Delaware
Our partner, Miguel Pena, has put together a comprehensive guide on Delaware Trusts in an easily understood format. The guide is attached for your use. Contact Miguel with any questions.
New York Trusts & Estates Litigation
Provision in Pre-Nuptial Agreement to Create Trust for Children is Enforceable
In a recent Westchester County decision, the court enforced the terms of a prenuptial agreement providing that the decedent was to leave trusts for the benefit of his children despite…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Equitable Interests in Property During Bankruptcy
By Bryan Fears
When an individual files a bankruptcy case, a bankruptcy estate is created. This bankruptcy estate is comprised of “all legal or equitable interests of the debtor in property as of…
inversecondemnation.com
Movie Review: “The Descendants”
Matthew King, the Honolulu lawyer at the center of Alexander Payne's The Descendants, has two problems, one of which I will never have, and one of which, God willing, I…
Missouri Estate Planning Blog
Challenging the Validity of a Missouri Trust
I got a couple of weeks ago from Barry. Barry was very concerned that his mother’s trust will be challenged. Mom’s second husband died several years back. Mom and her second…
California Litigation Blog
A Judgment against A Trust Is Unenforceable
By Jeff Huron
The recent decision of Portico Management Group, LLC v. Harrison __ Cal.App.4th __ (2011) held that a trust is neither a person nor an entity. As such, a trust cannot…