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Continue Reading Can your probate judge enforce your settlement agreement or do you have to file a new lawsuit?A few years ago Jonathan Galler published an excellent article in the…
Continue Reading When’s a creditor claim decided in the Probate Division, and when’s it decided in the Civil Division?
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Continue Reading Can a co-op be homestead property? (Part II)
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Continue Reading Can the 500-year-old “relation back” doctrine be used to block today’s $4 million probate creditor claim?