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Elder Law Issues
The Four Seasons: A Last Will, and a Question No Family Wants to Ask
By Jordan Young
This newsletter contains spoilers for the Netflix show The Four Seasons. No spoilers beyond the first two episodes of Season 2. Netflix’s The Four Seasons has always been less about…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Will as Thing
This article may be found at 59 UC Davis Law Review 1933-95 (2026) and on SSRN. Here is the abstract of this article as posted on SSRN: Properly viewed, wills…
Bartlesville Law Blog
Your Rights If Someone Has Left You Property in a Will
By Kyle Persaud
The executor owes a duty to all persons listed in the will. The executor must manage the estate property responsibly, and must distribute the estate property to all persons entitled…
Bloom Legal Blog
Do I Need a Will in Louisiana If I’m Young and Don’t Have Much?
In your 20s or 30s, a will feels like something you deal with later — somewhere around your first gray hair and your first 401(k) match. If what you own…
Future Focused
New York Authorizes Electronic Wills: A Wait-and-See Approach
By Matthew E. Smith, Mary Margaret Colleary, Sara K. Osinski, Daniel M. Maloney
On December 12, 2025, Governor Hochul signed the New York Electronic Wills Act into law, making New York one of at least fifteen states that will permit wills to be…
Tax Law Tx Blog
Original Will Probate vs Heirship in Texas: What Happens If There’s No Will?
By Todd Wilson
A Practical Breakdown of Probate With a Will vs Heirship Proceedings Under Texas Law Few documents play a larger role after death than a legally valid will. That single factor…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Arbitration Clauses in Wills are Unenforceable
In re Hekemian, Docket No. A-3001-24, 2026 WL 1073030 (N.J. Super. App. Div. April 21, 2026) This decision is an update of In re Hekemian, Docket No. A-1774-21, 2023 WL…
Law Firm Carolinas Blog
You Don’t Have a Current Will? What Are You Thinking?
I was talking recently with my partner, Andrew Brower, who spends most of his time on estate planning. At some point the conversation turned to how many people either do…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The $500 Million Mystery Will, Signed by Ghosts
Special thanks to Matthew Bogin, (Esq., Bogin Law) for bringing this article to my attention. The death of Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos, took an unexpected legal turn…
New York Probate Lawyer Blog
The Importance of Creating a Last Will Which Complies With The New York Will Statute
As I have repeated many times in the New York Probate Lawyer Blog, a critical determination at death is whether a person had a Last Will and Testament or died…