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Hauptman & Haumptman Blog
Estate Administration Tales – Part 3
In my blog post last week, I was telling you about a call we received from Daughter concerning estate administration for her dad who died without a will. Her mom was…
Bloom Legal Blog
Naming a Guardian for Your Children in a Louisiana Will
Louisiana doesn’t use the word “guardian” for a minor child. It uses tutor. That isn’t just vocabulary — it changes which Civil Code articles control who raises your children if…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
BC court awards costs in will rectification case where testator didn’t read draft sent by lawyer
Appeal court refuses to order estate to pay pay costs to will-maker’s brother
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Spousal Shares in Intestacy: Evidence from Harris County, Texas
By Teddy Groce
Joshua C. Tate (Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of law) recently published Spousal Shares in Intestacy: Evidence from Harris County, Texas, 2026. The article is to be in ABA Real…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Appellate Division Discusses the High Burden Regarding Frivolous Litigation Sanctions
Estate of Christopher M. Walsh v. Walsh, Docket No. A-3225-24, 2026 WL 213658 (N.J. Super. App. Div. July 28, 2026) The dispute centers on the Walsh family home in Beachwood,…
Law Firm Carolinas Blog
Should I Name Co-Executors, Co-Trustees, and Co-Agents?
This blog discusses the advantages and disadvantages of naming Co-Executors in a Last Will and Testament, Co-Trustees in a Living Trust, and Co-Agents under a Durable Power of Attorney or…
SCC Blog
The Conscience of the Court: Suspicious Circumstances, Testamentary Intent, and Proof of Wills
An analysis of the doctrine of suspicious circumstances in testamentary disputes, examining the proof of wills, testamentary intent, unnatural dispositions, evidentiary burdens, and the challenges posed by modern family structures,…
Hauptman & Haumptman Blog
Estate Administration Tales – Part 1
When we get calls to our office about the passing of a family member, more often than not the decedent (person who died) did not leave any written instructions as…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: The Stale Will: Event-driven review as a testamentary discipline — how a valid will goes wrong without being touched, and why the family may read a document the testator never wrote
By Teddy Groce
Joel Edward Patterson recently published The Stale Will: Event-driven review as a testamentary discipline — how a valid will goes wrong without being touched, and why the family may read…
HEIRS & SUCCESSES
Literary Executors and Rectification: In the estate of Mary Patricia Clarke [2026] ACTSC 288.
Although the expression “literary executor” is commonly understood to describe a person responsible for an author’s literary property after death, it has no particular statutory definition under the ACT legislation…