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Trustees Constitutional Challenges

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Texas Supreme Court Declines The Chance To Rule On Whether There Is A Right To A Jury Trial In A Trust Modification Suit

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In In re Troy S. Poe Trust, a co-trustee of a trust filed suit to modify the trust to increase the number of trustees and change the method for trustees to vote on issues as well as other modifications, including, incredibly,...more

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What is a Special Fiduciary and When Can the Probate Court Appoint One?

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The Michigan Court of Appeals recently issued a decision that considered the scope of the probate court’s ability to appoint a special fiduciary. In re Trueman Harrison and Modesta Harrison Trust, No 368031, 2025 WL 272281...more

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Eleventh Circuit Confirms Refunds as the Remedy for Overpayment of U.S. Trustee Fees

We have previously discussed the growing list of judicial decisions addressing the appropriate remedy for overpayment of U.S. Trustee (“UST”) quarterly fees.  In U.S. Tr. Region 21 v. Bast Amron LLP (In re Mosaic Mgmt. Grp.,...more

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Supreme Court declares Mexico's controlling beneficiary reform constitutional

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The Second Section of the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) on June 14, 2023, ruled that it is constitutional for the Tax Administration Service (SAT) to request from taxpayers information related to their controlling...more

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Texas Supreme Court Holds That Parties May Not Be Entitled To Jury Trials For Trust Modification Proceedings And Remands For...

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In In re Poe Trust, there were three co-trustees of a trust, and the trust required them to act jointly. No. 20-0179, 2022 Tex. LEXIS 548 (Tex. June 17, 2022)....more

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Supreme Court Opens Door for Recovery of Excess U.S. Trustee Fees

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In a long-anticipated decision, on June 6, 2022, the Supreme Court unanimously struck down a 2017 increase in U.S. Trustee fees as unconstitutional. The Court held that the increase was a violation of the Constitution’s...more

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The Supreme Court - January 10, 2022

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Alfred Siegel v. John Fitzgerald, III, No. 21-441: This case, involving the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (“BJA”) applicable to Chapter 11 bankruptcies, presents the following question: Whether the BJA violates the...more

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