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Trustee Removal: MUTC v. Trust Document

Just because a trustee was named in a trust document does not necessarily mean they will continue to serve perpetually. Many trust instruments include language granting the settlor (creator of the trust), and/or the...more

My Stepmother Inherited Everything. What Can I Do?

Losing a parent is difficult. Beyond managing your personal and emotional wellbeing, you may need to settle their affairs and handle certain administrative tasks. But what do you do if your parent left everything to their...more

How Appointing a Power of Attorney Can Benefit Your Life

In general, estate planning benefits not only the principal’s life, but also the lives of their family members and agents. Prior planning includes wills, trusts, health care proxies, advanced health care directives and...more

Avoiding Probate Litigation: An Attorney’s Top 5 Tips

The most basic and streamlined approach to avoiding probate litigation is planning ahead. Plans may include full, comprehensive estate plans, simple transfers of real estate, the implementation of protective measures or...more

Don’t Trust Your Parent’s New Partner? What You Need to Know About Inheritance

Meeting your parent’s new partner for the first time over the holidays can be a stressful experience. Other than having to share your favorite family dessert with this new individual, you might also begin to question how this...more

Planning Ahead: 5 Ways to Mitigate Risk in Probate Litigation

Under the umbrella of probate litigation falls guardianship and conservatorship disputes, Will and trust contests, fights over family real estate and whether or not a gift was actually meant to be a gift. The most basic and...more

My Sibling is a Narcissist: Strategies for Fiduciary Litigation

So, your sibling is a narcissist. Could this affect your inheritance under your parents’ estate plan? Here are some common intrafamilial disputes and possible strategies to avoid being disinherited as a result of your...more

An Estate Planner’s Duty of Loyalty: Examining the Austen Family

Attorney Hume was Jack’s estate planning attorney. It is not surprising, then, that when Kate and Charlie had questions about their father’s estate plan following his death, they turned to Hume for advice. But what are the...more

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