Category: Estate Plan

Undue Influence Difficult to Prove but Not Impossible

September 4, 2017 Category: Attorney, Elder Law, Estate, Estate Litigation, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Probate, Probate Court, Trust, Trustee Responsibilities, Trustees, Will Challenge, Wills

Undue influence on a testator is difficult to prove but not impossible, according to the Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog in "Corpus Christi... Read More »

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Slayer Statutes are Sometimes Difficult to Enforce

September 1, 2017 Category: Attorney, Celebrity Estates, Digital Assets, Elder Law, Estate, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Heirs, inheritance, Long Term Care Planning, Removing a Trustee, Suing Trustees, Trust, Trustee Responsibilities, Trustees, Wealth

Most states have laws preventing someone who has murdered the victim from inheriting assets from the diseased.  However, the challenge is determ... Read More »

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Michigan Accepts Unsigned Will into Probate

August 31, 2017 Category: Attorney, Current Affairs, Estate, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Lawsuit, Long Term Care Planning, Probate, Probate Court, Trustee Responsibilities, Will Challenge, Wills

For centuries, courts have required a will be signed by the testator in order to be valid.  However, an appellate court in Michigan recently rul... Read More »

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