News & Analysis as of September 22, 2024

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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.

Must a Professional Corporation Redeem the Shares of its Retired Shareholders?

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 7/3/2023

I previously wrote that one of the most difficult periods in the lifecycle of a closely held business is the period following the death of an owner, due to the tension between the remaining owners wishing to continue the...more

Accidental Disinheritance: Update Wills, Estate Plans Annually

Lewitt Hackman on 4/27/2017

So you have an estate plan? Good for you. You funded it? Even better. But have you updated it and your will in the last year? If you haven’t, your loved ones or favorite charities may be in for an unpleasant surprise. Your...more

Lessons to be Learned From the Power of Attorney

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 1/20/2017

Powers of attorney and trust instruments have each been the subject of many an estate plan. They each have also been the subject of multiple estate litigations. In combination, the two have served as fodder for controversies...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

Update Beneficiary Designations After Divorce or Annulment

Carlton Fields on 12/16/2016

On July 1, 2015, the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal held, with a few exceptions, upon entry of a final judgment of dissolution or annulment, any provision of a will that “affects” a former spouse is void under...more

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