Florida is a hub for international business and investment. Given that Florida
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May 2006
New Report Reveals Estate Tax Repeal Would Give Over $200 Million Windfall to Oil Company Executives
Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss, Esq., author of the You and Yours Blawg,…
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Florida’s “Family Member” Evidentiary Presumption
Della Ratta v. Della Ratta, 2006 WL 1235760, 31 Fla. L.
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The “Satisfactions” Of Litigation
California attorney/mediator Charles Parselle just published an interesting article entitled “The Satisfactions…
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Corporate Trustee under Fire: Failure to Diversify J.M. Smucker Company Stock Holdings
This recent failure-to-diversify case out of Ohio underscores the trustee-liability issues I…
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Cautionary Tale: What Can Go Wrong (Big Time!) When You Agree to Be Someone’s Personal Representative or Trustee
My personal belief is that most probate disputes involve how an estate…
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New Poll Shows 57% Prefer Keeping or Reforming the Estate Tax
As the Senate prepares for a May vote on estate tax repeal,…
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Corporate Trustee under Fire: Failure to Diversify Kodak Stock Holdings
$24,076,937.31 Judgment v. Chase Manhattan Bank Reversed on Appeal
It is not…
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Departing Shot: How to Disinherit Neatly
The Wall Street Journal recently publishded Departing Shot: How to Disinherit Neatly…
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Trust Funds in Common Law and Civil Law Systems: A Comparative Analysis
Florida attorney Carly Howard recently published in article in the University of…
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