A court rules that attorneys for estates necessarily have an attorney-client relationship with the estate’s executor. This disqualifies an estate’s former attorney from later …
A recent appeals court rules that a durable power of attorney that allows the agent to “make gifts” does not accord the power to …
A number of years ago, I received a call from a potential client who had the following tale to tell. The woman’s husband had …
Punitive Damages Okayed in Probate Case: The New Jersey Supreme Court on July 22, 2008 considered the circumstances in which it is appropriate to …
The old saying goes “a little bit older, a little bit wiser.” If your next marriage isn’t your first one, then you have probably …
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Due to an increased life expectancy, a 50% or higher divorce rate in the United States, and an increasing amount of second marriages, prenuptial …
An Ohio appeals court rules that assets held in an irrevocable trust are available to a Medicaid applicant because the trustee has the discretion …
Besides cancellation-of-debt relief, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 has other provisions that might prove helpful to you. More time for surviving …
