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The Robins Kaplan Spotlight, Vol. 10 No. 1 - March 2025

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The Spotlight strives to provide a forum to discuss the latest news and compelling issues impacting fiduciaries and those to whom fiduciaries owe duties. Whether you are an officer, director, trustee, beneficiary, trust...more

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When Hostilities Break Out Between Co-trustees, Where Does That Leave Trust Counsel?

When hostilities break out between individual co-trustees, incumbent trust counsel faces a representation conundrum. In §8.8 of Loring and Rounds: A Trustee’s Handbook (2025), see appendix below, we grapple with the...more

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Jurisdiction Shall we make this exclusive?

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Jurisdiction clauses in trust deeds are critical in determining the forum for resolving disputes. These clauses can be either exclusive, conferring jurisdiction to a specific court, or non-exclusive, allowing for flexibility...more

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Naming Co-Trustees of Your Trust – When Being “Fair” Creates More Problems Than It Solves

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A component of creating a trust, is naming trustees for the trust. They are given powers which include managing the trust and its assets. Trust can have a single trustee or co-trustees named. Additionally, a successor...more

Carey Olsen

Cayman Islands: in pursuit of robust and efficient justice

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The Cayman Islands offers many advantages to global families: the structures available are modern and flexible; the jurisdiction's legislation is continually updated in line with the market and evolving international rules;...more

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Steps to Follow with a Difficult Co-Trustee

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We’ve written about how co-trustee conflict fuels California trust litigation and the problem seems to be growing. Trust administration grinds to a halt because a co-trustee (or two or three) is hostile, stubborn,...more

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Court May Compel Mediation of California Trust Disputes

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Trust and estate litigators, and mediators, are buzzing over a recent decision from the California Court of Appeal that validates mandatory mediation of trust disputes. In Breslin v. Breslin (Case No. B301382, decided...more

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Look! Up in the Sky! It’s Sibling Lawyer!

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I’m a sibling lawyer. My career started early, as a middle child, and now continues as a Sacramento-based trust and estate litigation attorney. Most of my clients are grappling with sisters or brothers over the care and...more

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