The New York Trusts & Estates Blog

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Highlighting Women’s History Month:… Highlighting Women’s History Month: Governor Signs Bill Requiring Feminine Hygiene Products In Homeless Shelters

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Franke Beckett Blog

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What If Only a Copy of The Will Can Be… What If Only a Copy of The Will Can Be Found?

What Makes A “Valid” Will? What Makes A “Valid” Will?

A “Valid” Marriage for Spousal… A “Valid” Marriage for Spousal Inheritance Purposes

Aging Parents Blog

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Aging In Place: When It’s Not A Good… Aging In Place: When It’s Not A Good Plan For The Future

Siblings, Step-Siblings and Fights About… Siblings, Step-Siblings and Fights About Aging Parents

Desperation: How An Aging Parent Got His… Desperation: How An Aging Parent Got His Abusive Son Out Of His Home

Stratus Financial Partners Blog

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Isn’t Life Insurance Just Gambling? Isn’t Life Insurance Just Gambling?

How the Life Insurance Contestability… How the Life Insurance Contestability Period Works

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Berk Law Group Blog

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A Cautionary Tale: Estate of Rivenburg A Cautionary Tale: Estate of Rivenburg

Understanding the Difference Between… Understanding the Difference Between Fraud and Undue Influence in Estate Planning: An Arizona Perspective

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Steimle Birschbach Blog

Royal Law Firm Blog

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Protect Your Pride: Building Communities… Protect Your Pride: Building Communities and Legacies through Business Succession Planning

DMX Knew Pain Longer Than He May Have… DMX Knew Pain Longer Than He May Have Wanted To: The Choice In Advanced Healthcare Directives

Can social responsibility equal profits?… Can social responsibility equal profits? The success of Benefit Corporations tells us “yes”

Adult Guardianship Law Blog

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Nassau County Motions to Settle Final… Nassau County Motions to Settle Final Report of Guardian Must be Made by Notice of Motion

Family fighting makes it hard, but not… Family fighting makes it hard, but not impossible, to be appointed guardian

‘Choosing the Place of Abode’: The… ‘Choosing the Place of Abode’: The Power to Determine Where an Incapacitated Person Lives

The Trusts & Estates Law Blog

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So, You’re the Trustee of an… So, You’re the Trustee of an Estate…Now What?

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Life/Death/Law Blog by Liza Hanks

Leaving A Loving Legacy

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Countdown to 2025: 6 Year-End Gift,… Countdown to 2025: 6 Year-End Gift, Estate and Financial Strategies

Skip the Politics, Save the Legacy: Your… Skip the Politics, Save the Legacy: Your Thanksgiving Conversation Guide with Aging Parents

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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog

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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network… Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issues Beneficial Ownership Information statement

People Are Retiring Early, Even When… People Are Retiring Early, Even When They're Not Ready

Rupert Murdoch Loses Bid To Hand Control… Rupert Murdoch Loses Bid To Hand Control Of Media Empire To Eldest Son

Probate Iowa

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Will Contest Before Death? Not in Iowa. Will Contest Before Death? Not in Iowa.

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New York Surrogate's Court Monitor

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Queens Surrogate’s Court Requires… Queens Surrogate’s Court Requires Nomination of Successor Trustee

Surrogate Kelly: First to File Gets… Surrogate Kelly: First to File Gets First Priority

Filing Original Will and Death… Filing Original Will and Death Certificate in New York County Surrogate’s Court

Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog

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Are trustees and beneficiaries of a… Are trustees and beneficiaries of a decedent's trust "interested persons" of his probate estate?

Is the appointment of a personal… Is the appointment of a personal representative a precondition to filing a rule 1.260 motion to substitute?

Constructive Trust: Remedy, Cause of… Constructive Trust: Remedy, Cause of Action, or Both?