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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

Colorado Case Holds That A Beneficiary’s Lifestyle Is Judged At The Time That The Settlor Dies Or When The Trust Becomes...

Winstead PC on 12/4/2023

In Reece Trust v. Reece, a husband created a trust for his wife, and they then began divorce proceedings. No. 22CA1393, 2023 COA 89, 2023 Colo. App. LEXIS 1456 (Colo. App. September 28, 2023)....more

Probate & Fiduciary Litigation Newsletter - May 2023

Goulston & Storrs PC on 5/3/2023

This newsletter is intended to keep readers informed about developments in probate and fiduciary litigation in Massachusetts and New York. ...more

Are You Sentencing Your Kids to Years of Litigation? You May Say “No” but Your Estate Plan May Say “Yes.”

Fox Rothschild LLP on 3/6/2023

On March 2, 2023 the Family Law Section of the state bar association dropped a podcast hosted by my partner Aaron Weems with an estate lawyer, Mary Kay Kelm. It covered a broad range of topics including diminishing capacity...more

Ric Ocasek’s Personal Representative Is In For a Bumpy Ride

Holland & Hart LLP on 1/28/2020

On September 15, 2019, Ric Ocasek, singer, songwriter, and guitarist of The Cars, died in his Manhattan residence. He was found that morning by his wife, Paulina Porizkova, a supermodel and celebrity in her own right, as she...more

Why You Need a Trust

Burns & Levinson LLP on 9/27/2019

People often ask “Why do I need a trust?” Some folks think they can get by with a simple will. Here is why you probably need more than that...more

Court Affirms Finding Of Undue Influence Regarding Execution Of Will

Winstead PC on 5/28/2019

In In re Estate of Russey, the decedent was going through a divorce and signed a will. No. 12-18-00079-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 1536 (Tex. App.—Tyler February 28, 2019, no pet. history). ...more

T&E Litigation Newsletter - December 2016

Goulston & Storrs PC on 12/19/2016

The last several weeks have brought us two decisions in which issues of family law intersected with T&E issues. First, the decision in Heystek v. Duncan, Case No. 15-P-1201, 2016 Mass. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1113 (Nov. 21,...more

5 Estate Planning Mistakes You Should Try to Avoid

JD Supra Perspectives on 2/7/2014

In your experience, what’s the most costly mistake people make when preparing estate plans, and what can they do to fix them? That’s the question we recently put to attorneys writing on JD Supra....more

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