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Protecting Brando Legacy, Trustees You Can’t Refuse
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A celebrity’s best earning years may come long after he or she passes…
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Foreign Trusts Allege N.Y. Lawyer ‘Shamelessly Looted’ Millions From Bank Accounts
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A trustee’s duty to inform and report to beneficiaries is fundamental to…
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Things That May Surprise You About Florida’s Principal and Income Act and Related Accounting Law, Part II
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Accounting concepts are dull in the abstract, it’s only in application to…
Baucus Bill Includes Estate Tax Section
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As reported here, Sen. Max Baucus has introduced a bill in…
Tough times making even probate practice riskier
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Chicago-area probate lawyer Joel A. Schoenmeyer wrote here on his Death and…
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L’Affaire Madoff: what trustees and other fiduciaries need to be thinking about
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At this year’s Heckerling conference in Florida one of the speakers asked…
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WSJ: Obama Plans to Keep Estate Tax
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Win, lose or draw, I think all sides can agree that finality…
Wisconsin appeals court: Slayer Statute does not bar relatives who assist in father’s suicide from inheriting his estate
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Understanding how to conceptually "frame" a case, both factually and legally, is…
If your trust company goes bust, are your trust funds in danger?
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According to a WSJ article entitled Trusts Require Attention During Market Turmoil…
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