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Accurately Completing Financial Statements When Obtaining a Divorce

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Everyone who obtains a divorce in Massachusetts will have to file a crucial document at least once in their case: a financial statement. The importance of an accurate financial statement cannot be overstated, particularly in...more

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Colorado Case Holds That A Beneficiary’s Lifestyle Is Judged At The Time That The Settlor Dies Or When The Trust Becomes...

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In Reece Trust v. Reece, a husband created a trust for his wife, and they then began divorce proceedings. No. 22CA1393, 2023 COA 89, 2023 Colo. App. LEXIS 1456 (Colo. App. September 28, 2023)....more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Probate & Fiduciary Litigation Newsletter - May 2023

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This newsletter is intended to keep readers informed about developments in probate and fiduciary litigation in Massachusetts and New York. ...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Are You Sentencing Your Kids to Years of Litigation? You May Say “No” but Your Estate Plan May Say “Yes.”

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On March 2, 2023 the Family Law Section of the state bar association dropped a podcast hosted by my partner Aaron Weems with an estate lawyer, Mary Kay Kelm. It covered a broad range of topics including diminishing capacity...more

Conyers

Private Client Bulletin - Summer 2021

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Welcome to the fifth edition of our Private Client Bulletin, bringing you the latest private client and trust news and insights from Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, BVI and Asia. In this issue, we have several notable...more

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Ric Ocasek’s Personal Representative Is In For a Bumpy Ride

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On September 15, 2019, Ric Ocasek, singer, songwriter, and guitarist of The Cars, died in his Manhattan residence. He was found that morning by his wife, Paulina Porizkova, a supermodel and celebrity in her own right, as she...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Why You Need a Trust

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People often ask “Why do I need a trust?” Some folks think they can get by with a simple will. Here is why you probably need more than that...more

Winstead PC

Court Affirms Finding Of Undue Influence Regarding Execution Of Will

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In In re Estate of Russey, the decedent was going through a divorce and signed a will. No. 12-18-00079-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 1536 (Tex. App.—Tyler February 28, 2019, no pet. history). ...more

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Waiver Of Year’s Support Through Post-Nuptial Agreement

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Divorce should put an early end to the marriage vow of “’til death does us part.” But, when it comes to estate disputes, neither divorce nor death can part the path to the courthouse. ...more

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T&E Litigation Newsletter - December 2016

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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

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5 Estate Planning Mistakes You Should Try to Avoid

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In your experience, what’s the most costly mistake people make when preparing estate plans, and what can they do to fix them? That’s the question we recently put to attorneys writing on JD Supra....more

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