Protecting Your Estate Plan from Challenges: No-Contest Clause Explained
Sibling rivalry is a tale as old as time. In probate litigation, however, these emotional battles can eat away at a family’s precious legacy. That’s why a good estate plan needs to go beyond tax and investment planning...more
The Virginia Court of Appeals recently ruled that a lawsuit seeking to remove a trustee does not trigger a no contest clause. This decision is both valuable and timely, as it clarifies what many attorneys in Virginia have...more
The legal saga surrounding the estate of Dr. Laura Dean Head—a respected professor at San Francisco State University—is a powerful example of how undue influence and disinheritance can put an estate at risk and take years to...more
This blog has previously mentioned the most common question we hear when people find out we work in probate litigation: “What can I do to make sure my family doesn’t fight over my property after I die?” Because I am a...more
This newsletter is intended to keep readers informed about developments in probate and fiduciary litigation in Massachusetts and New York. Our lawyers are at the forefront of this area of the law, shaping how it is handled in...more