Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Covers news, scholarship and topics relating to wills, trusts and estates.
Author: Gerry W. Beyer, a law professor at Texas Tech University School of Law, edits the Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog, which is part of the Law Professor Blogs Network.
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Recent Posts from Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
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New Article Discusses Historical Politics and Legalities
John Lund (adjunct faculty, Keene State College) has published his article entitled The Contested Will of "Goodman Penn": Anglo-New England Politics, Culture, and Legalities, 1688-1716, 27 Law & Hist. Rev. 549 (2009). Below is an…
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For Your Morbid Side
Estate planners may help others plan for the inevitable, but they don't make a game out of it. A Dead pool, also called a ghoul pool, is a game where players predict the deaths of…
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New Estate Tax Legislation Introduced
On Nov. 4, 2009, Representative McNerny (D-CA) introduced H.R. 4015, which would "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain estate tax provisions and restore and increase the estate tax deduction for certain…
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The History of the LLC and Cases Questioning Its Asset Protection
William S. Forsberg (partner, Leonard Street and Deinard) has published his article entitled Asset Protection and the Limited Liability Company: Not the Panacea of Creditor Protection That You Might Think!, Prob. & Prop., Nov./Dec. 2009,…
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Connecticut Doctors Challenge Assisted Suicide Statute
Two doctors in Connecticut have filed a lawsuit challenging the state's assisted suicide statute: The lawsuit seeks the legal answer to whether doctor-aided death constitutes assisted suicide. State law says a person is guilty of…
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Trustee Defenses Against Beneficiary Claims
Kevin J. Parker (partner, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.) has published his article entitled Trustee Defenses: Statute of Limitations, Laches, Self-Executing Accounting Release Provisions, and Exculpatory Clauses, Prob. & Prop., Nov./Dec. 2009, at 53. An abstract…
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Book Takes A Critical Look at Current Estate Planning
Sue Farley, J.D., has published her book entitled Trust: Are You Kidding?! (Morgan James 2009). The book takes a critical look at current estate planning techniques and points out the planning and implementation problems that…
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Rules for Tax Return Preparers
Brian C. Bernhardt (attorney, North Carolina) has recently published his article entitled Tax Return Preparer Penalties: The New Rules of Code Sec. 6694, Part 2, Prob. & Prop., Sept./Oct. 2009, at 23. For a summary…
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Reunion of Surviving Members of Rock Band Sublime Opposed By Lead Singer's Estate
The lead singer of the rock bank Sublime died in 1996. The estate of the lead singer have since attempted to prevent reunion performances by the remaining band members under the Sublime name, but have…
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Majority of Brits Do Not Have A Will
A recent survey reveals that fifty-seven percent of the British population does not have a will, with percentages rising for younger generations. Forty-three percent of those surveyed said they do not have a will because…