Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning

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News & Analysis as of May 19, 2013

Does a trust beneficiary incur any personal liability?

by Charles E. Rounds, Jr. on 7/1/2012

As a general rule, one assumes no personal liability when one becomes a trust beneficiary. There are some exceptions, however. Charles E. Rounds, Jr. explains in Section 5.6 of Loring and Rounds: A Trustee’s Handbook (2012)....more

Could the Myriad Codifications of Aspects of the Law of Trusts Culminating with the Uniform Trust Code (2000) Be Doing More Harm...

by Charles E. Rounds, Jr. on 1/1/2012

Though the trust is a judge-made creature of equity, the last eighty years have seen numerous rounds of uniform legislation codifying various aspects of the law of trusts, beginning with the Uniform Principal and Income Act...more

Asset Protection and The Title To Your Home - Common Mistakes

by IKE DEVJI on 9/6/2011

A good part of the American dream and the largest single asset many people own is their home. Whether shelter or showpiece, the sanctuary it provides and the investment we make in our homes is among the largest in the...more

How Much Influence is Undue? An Analysis of Family Law and Probate Perspectives

by Law Offices of Geoffrey Murry on 6/15/2008

An analysis of undue influence in family law and probate, including aspects related to undue influence by legal professionals....more

Probate Trademarks- Death, Reincarnation, and Survival of IP rights

by Daniel Kegan on 10/1/2006

t was a dark and stormy night when the dame appeared in the doorway of Mark Trade,TM intellectual property investigator. Initial research by Guy Noir indicated there might have been a death under suspicious circumstances, but...more

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