Most inheritance litigation involving claims of undue influence arise in the context
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An Economic Theory of Fiduciary Law
Professor Robert H. Sitkoff of Harvard Law School published an article that
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2011-12 Probate Court Filing Statistics
If you make your living in and around our probate courts (or
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Using mandatory arbitration clauses to “privatize” inheritance litigation
The single most significant paradigm shift shaping the day-to-day reality of estate
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Before the Party’s Over: Arguments For and Against Pre-Death Will Contests
Certainty. It’s the Holy Grail of estate planning and non-existent in any
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The Domestic Asset Protection Trust: Ranking the Jurisdictions
A decade ago states were racing to pass legislation making dynasty trusts
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Manipulating the Conduct of Beneficiaries with Conditional Gifts
“Don’t be original.” Sage advice for estate planners. But sometimes clients insist
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What Marilyn Monroe’s recent estate battles can teach us about posthumous publicity rights under Florida law
The stakes are high. Forbes Magazine lists Marilyn Monroe as the third-highest
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Harvard law professors on why the interference-with-inheritance tort was never a good idea and why it’s time to get rid of it
I’ve been a fan of T&E Harvard Law professor Robert Sitkoff‘s work
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Oddball Trusts and the Lawyers Who Love Them
We advise our fiduciary clients they can get sued for failing to
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