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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…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Bloodlines, Beneficiaries, and the Black Stuff: How Sir Benjamin Guinness’s Estate Plan Preserved a Dynasty—and What It Teaches Us About Modern Succession Law
In the Netflix series House of Guinness, the reading of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness’s will serves as a pivotal moment in the narrative: Heirs are divided, fortunes are threatened, and the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The $500 Million Mystery Will, Signed by Ghosts
[Special thanks to Joel C. Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.] A routine piece of mail delivered to a Reno law…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Appellate Division Finds that Will Provisions Trump Property Settlement Agreement Where Conditions for Sale and Division of Real Property Interest Under the PSA Were Not Met
In re Estate of Canova, Docket No. A-1696-23, 2026 WL 305263 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Feb. 5, 2026) Marianne Canova (“Decedent”) and Lawrence Cinelli were married in 1970 and had…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Appellate Division Discusses Procedural Standards for Pleading Undue Influence
In re Estate of Olga Kolbik, Docket No. A-0782-24, 2026 WL 81510 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Jan. 12, 2026) In this matter concerning the Estate of Olga Kolbik, the Appellate…
Microjuris Blog
Supremo resalta la voluntad del testador en caso de cuota viudal
By Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
El Supremo resalta que la voluntad del testador rige la conmutación del usufructo viudal según el Código Civil y protege la legítima hereditaria.
Elder Law Issues
I Won’t Have a Probatable Estate; Do I need a Will?
By Jordan Young
One of the major reasons clients prepare estate plans is to avoid probate. There are many different ways to avoid probate. You could title assets to a trust, own assets…
Estate Planning in California
Signing a Will
By Unknown
In order to be validly executed, a will needs to be signed by the testator, by some other person in the testator’s presence and by the testator’s direction or the testator's…
New York Probate Lawyer Blog
Undue Influence and New York Wills-Some Important Considerations
A Last Will and Testament is an important document since it is meant to express in writing a person’s disposition of his estate. A Will is an embodiment of…