On June 8, the North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals’ 2016 decision in the matter of the Kimberly Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust v. North Carolina Department of Revenue , upholding the Court of Appeals’...more
When people die or become incompetent, what happens to their digital assets? Who can legally access their email and handle it properly? Do their social media accounts remain forever open, accepting content and sending...more
On July 5, 2016, the North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the Business Court ruling in the matter of Kimberly Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust v. North Carolina Department of Revenue. As noted in our Alert of May 1, 2015,...more
On August 11th, Governor McCrory signed North Carolina Senate Bill 336, Act to Amend the Law Governing Estate Planning and Fiduciaries (the “Act”). Notably, the Act adopts a procedure for living probate in North Carolina and...more
On April 23, 2015, Judge Gregory P. McGuire of the Business Court division of the Superior Court of Wake County, North Carolina, issued a decision in the matter of the Kimberly Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust v. North...more