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Court of Appeals of Virginia Determines Will Creates Determinable Life Estate with a Contingent Fee Simple Subject to a Condition...

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On Tuesday, in Brown v. Johnson, Record No. 0491-23-4 (Ct. App. Va. April 16, 2024), available here, the Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed a decision from the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, holding that a will created a...more

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Court Holds That Trust Owned Mineral Interests And Not The Settlor’s Wife

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In Moore v. Estate of Moore, a decedent’s wife claimed that she had an interest in an oil and gas lease formerly owned by her deceased husband. No. 07-20-00019-CV, 2021 Tex. App. LEXIS 6142 (Tex. App.—Amarillo July 30, 2021,...more

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Court Holds That A Will Left A Partial Intestacy

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In Sullivan v. Hatchett, a husband executed a will giving his wife a life estate in his property. No. 07-17-00296-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 980 (Tex. App.—Amarillo February 11, 2019, no pet. history)....more

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Texas Supreme Court Holds That Testator Devised Property As A Life Estate

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In Knopf v. Gray, the will disposed of the testator’s entire estate, specifically including a tract of land. No. 17-0262, 2018 Tex. LEXIS 249 (Tex. March 23, 2018)....more

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Ruled Irrevocable Income-Only Trusts a Viable Tool in Long-term Care Planning

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In Mary E. Daley v. Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and Lionel C. Nadeau v. Director of the Office of Medicaid, which were consolidated in an appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court,...more

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