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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

The New Reality for Realtors: Navigating FinCEN’s Trust Reporting Requirements

Realtors are now on the front lines of enhanced anti-money laundering oversight in the residential real estate market. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has implemented new reporting requirements that expand...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The One Big Beautiful Bill: It’s Big, But How Beautiful Is It?

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In this episode of Splitting Heirs, partners Beth Shapiro Kaufman, National Chair of Private Client Services and Trusts and Estates Chair, and Kristin V. Taylor join host Warren K. Racusin to discuss the One Big Beautiful...more

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Texas Supreme Court Holds That An Order Admitting A Will To Probate Was Not A Final Order Because It Did Not Resolve A Will...

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In In the Estate of Wheatfall, after Hugh Wheatfall died in 2018, Isaiah Wheatfall filed for letters of administration in February 2019, claiming intestacy, and Theresa DeBose filed to probate a 2009 will one week later. No....more

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Court Holds That A Trust Should Be Construed Under Connecticut Law Due To A Choice-Of-Law Clause And Reverses the Dismissal of...

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In Litoff v. Case, a beneficiary sued a trustee regarding a trust modification claim and a claim for an accounting. No. 03-24-00400-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 3645 (Tex. App.—Austin May 29, 2025, no pet.). The trial court had...more

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Mastering Financial Caregiving Techniques with Beth Pinsker

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Caring for aging parents often means managing their money, too. On this episode of The Sandwich Generation Survival Guide, Candace Dellacona talks with Beth Pinsker—CFP, MarketWatch columnist, and author of ‘My Mother’s...more

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Mastering Financial Caregiving Techniques with Beth Pinsker

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Caring for aging parents often means managing their money, too. On this episode of The Sandwich Generation Survival Guide, Candace Dellacona talks with Beth Pinsker—CFP, MarketWatch columnist, and author of ‘My Mother’s...more

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Agent under a Power of Attorney vs. Executor: Understanding the Difference in Virginia

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Families often confuse the roles of an Agent under a Power of Attorney and an Executor or Administrator of an Estate. Understanding the distinction is essential to minimizing disputes and ensuring proper estate management....more

Allen Barron, Inc.

What Will Happen to Your Company if You Aren’t There to Run It?

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Most business owners spend their time focused on the operation of their business, and the next steps in its growth. How can we exceed revenue targets, improve market share, hire the right people, reduce operational costs,...more

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The California Trustee Survival Guide: Duties, Dangers and Defense

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Being named a trustee in California is an honor that carries serious legal responsibilities because your actions determine whether families experience smooth trust administration or costly litigation. Understanding your...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Have You Checked Your Beneficiary Designations?

When was the last time you checked your beneficiary designations? Imagine spending years building your savings and crafting an estate plan, only to have your assets pass to the wrong person. Often, individuals think that once...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Elder Law, Probate Litigation and Special Needs Newsletter: January 2026 Issue

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When DNA Tests Meet Estate Plans: Surprise Heirs and the Legal Fallout - For many families, at-home DNA testing kits like 23andMe and Ancestry.com have provided fascinating insights into ancestry and genetic health. But...more

Williams Mullen

[Event] 17th Annual Fiduciary Focus - February 27th, Richmond, VA

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Timely insights into the latest developments in wealth transfer, estate administration, trust planning, and estate tax portability. Join the Williams Mullen Private Client & Fiduciary Services team for our 17th Annual...more

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Seventh Circuit Rules Attempted Retirement Plan Beneficiary Change Failed Compliance Test

A recent decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit involving the retirement plan account of a deceased participant usefully illustrates the importance of following plan procedures when updating beneficiary...more

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Get Ready for FinCEN's Residential Real Estate Rule Report Form

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Key Takeaways - As set forth in alerts and advisories from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), illicit actors intent on laundering funds through residential real property often use legal entities and trusts...more

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Joint Accounts, Beneficiary Designations, and the Accidental Disinheritance Problem

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One of the most common estate-planning mistakes has nothing to do with wills or trusts. It happens quietly through joint accounts and beneficiary designations that people set up years earlier and forget about....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

The Robins Kaplan Spotlight, Vol. 10 No. 4 - December 2025

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When a person manipulates someone into changing their will, what’s a family member who finds themselves cut out of an inheritance to do? The answer has played out in courtrooms for hundreds of years and increasingly in...more

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Domestic Asset Protection Trusts: Protecting Your Wealth in a Litigious World

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If you are a professional, entrepreneur, investor, or family steward with meaningful personal assets, a well‑crafted Domestic Asset Protection Trust (DAPT) can help you proactively shield wealth from lawsuits, creditor...more

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Top 5 Cayman Islands Publications of 2025

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In a year rich with meaningful content from the Cayman Islands office, the pieces that captured our readers’ attention most came from our Regulatory & Risk Advisory, Private Client & Trust, Corporate, and Litigation &...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

Building a Bulletproof Entity Structure for Your Multi-Unit Restaurant Group

Growing a restaurant group in New York isn’t just about finding the next great location or perfecting your menu. It’s about building a legal foundation that protects what you’ve already built while giving you room to grow....more

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Autism. Science. Hope.

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On this episode of The Sandwich Generation Survival Guide, host Candace Dellacona sits down with Dr. Theresa Lyons—a Yale-educated scientist and founder of Navigating AWEtism—to talk candidly about raising a child with autism...more

Mayer Brown

Tax Reform: Complementary Law No. 227/2026

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On January 14, 2026, Complementary Law 227 (“CL 227/2026” or the “Complementary Law”) was published, containing the additional regulation of the Tax Reform on Consumption. In summary, L 227/2026 sets forth rules on the...more

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Credit Where Credit is Due

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Private clients investing in US-situs assets, such as interests in US real property or stock of a US corporation, take particular care to ensure that their investments are structured in a tax-efficient manner. For many...more

Cozen O'Connor

From Execution to Distribution: Lessons from the BC Court of Appeal on Will Validity and Vesting

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Two recent decisions from the British Columbia Court of Appeal, Kroeger v. Bush Estate, 2026 BCCA 16, and Lewis v. Jack, 2026 BCCA 18, provide timely guidance on two recurring pressure points in estate law: the validity of a...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

OP-ED: Align Corporate Governance and Owner Estate Planning

Both corporate legal work and estate planning may play key roles, but different ones, in the long-term success of construction and real estate companies. Originally published in the Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce -...more

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GRATs and CLATs: Trust Strategies to Maximize Wealth Transfer

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For many years, certain trusts have proven exceptionally effective for wealthy individuals and to transfer some of their assets to the next generation that minimizes gift and estate taxes. Two of the most powerful tools in...more

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