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Wills
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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Weight Reveals Fraud
A man claiming to be John Vieira, Jr. brought a will to a notary for notarization on August 21, 2000. Later, it was discovered that John had actually died on…
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Substantial Compliance Approach Rejected
In In re Estate of Iversen, 150 S.W.3d 824 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004, no pet. h.), the probate court admitted Testator’s typed notarized will into probate even though it was…
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Famous People Wills
Enhanced student interest in studying various wills concepts may often be achieved by using real-life examples.Court TV has an excellent collection of wills including those of Chief Justice Warren Burger,…
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The Great Stork Derby
When teaching the cases and statutes addressing how a court determines whether a trust purpose is legal, I find that students enjoy discussing the following provision in a lawyer's will:All…