You may think that you have to get a guardianship and/or conservatorship when someone close to you is losing capacity. A guardianship allows the court to appoint someone to make decisions over a person when the person can no longer
Probate & Estate Planning
Article: Confusing Cy Près
CJ Ryan (Indiana University Maurer School of Law) recently published, Confusing Cy Près, Georgia Law Review, Vol. 58. 2023. Provided below is an Abstract: American courts have increasingly considered the possibility of prolonging the life of charitable trusts through cy…
Article: How Gender and Other Identity Factors Influence Attitudes Toward Will Making: Lessons from Australia
Bridget J. Crawford, Tina Cockburn, Kelly Purser, Ho Fai Chan, Stephen Whyte & Uwe Dulleck recently published, How Gender And Other Identity Factors Influence Attitudes Toward Will Making: Lessons From Australia, ACTEC Law Journal, VOLUME 49, Number 1, Fall 2023…
Can I leave my tattoo to my loved one?
In my 30 years as an estate attorney I have not yet been asked if a client can leave their tattoo to a loved one. However, after seeing this article maybe that’s going to start happening!? This Ohio mortuary is…
Don’t wait until it’s too late….draft your estate plan
Whether you want to think about it or not, there comes a time in everyone’s life when it is too late to complete an estate plan. Waiting until the last minute, or until a significant life event occurs, can lead…
Article: When Twilight Becomes Darkness: Capacity Issues in Connection with Revocable Trusts
Sergio Pareja (ACTEC Fellow, The University of New Mexico School of Law) recently published, When Twilight Becomes Darkness: Capacity Issues in Connection with Revocable Trusts, ACTEC Law Journal, VOLUME 49, Number 1, Fall 2023 (pub 1/24). Provided below is an…
Fiduciary Responsibility Never Ends – New Areas of Concern with AI Generated Material
North Carolina Central University Law Seeks T&E Faculty
The following announcement is from The Faculty Lounge and was brought to my attention by Adam Hirsch: North Carolina Central University School of Law (“NCCU Law”) is seeking candidates for four faculty positions to start July 1, 2024. Founded in…
Trusts & Estates Scholar Prof. Daniel Kelly Named Dean of St. Thomas School of Law
The following announcement is from The Faculty Lounge and was brought to my attention by Adam Hirsch: The University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis has announced that Daniel Kelly will be its next dean. He is currently…
University of Oregon seeks "pro tempore" faculty for Estate Planning
The following announcement is from The Faculty Lounge and was brought to my attention by Adam Hirsch: The University of Oregon School of Law is a dynamic ABA-accredited law school and Oregon’s only public law school. Degrees offered include Juris…