Celebrity probate litigation is never boring, which explains why there’s always lots of
Maximizing trustee litigation defenses built into Florida’s Trust Code
Georgia’s ‘Slayer Statute’ Doesn’t Bar Lawyers From Keeping Fees Paid by Executrix, Judges Rule
A year ago things looked pretty bleak for attorney Ben Kuehne here
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Brooke Astor’s Son Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Her
A bitter chapter in the litigation swirling around Brooke Astor and her estate – worth
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Virtual Adoption: Not Just for Netizens
Brian R. Dolan and Joel M. Commerford have just published an interesting
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What does your average probate courtoom look and feel like?
If you’ve never been in a probate courtroom, you might expect to
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Trusts & estates lawyers as expert witnesses: Judge says YES in Astor trial
The esoteric tax and property-law issues at play in most will contests
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Michael Jackson’s Estate: Economic Stimulus Package for Lawyers
Celebrities loom large in the world of probate litigation. They’ve often lead messy
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Make It an Even 10: Courts Rely on More Than the Seven Carpenter Factors to Analyze a Claim for Undue Influence of a Will or Trust
Undue influence is one of the mainstays of probate litigation and a
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The Jewish Clause
In Estate of Feinberg, 383 Ill. App. 3d 992 (1st Dist.
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