We wrote earlier about the first Supreme Court ruling on Anna Nicole’s estate here regarding the so-called "probate exception" to federal jurisdiction.
Here we go again.
A writ has been filed before SCOTUS asking that " lawyers for the late Anna Nicole Smith be allowed to start collecting on $88 million awarded her by
Please read this excellent post by Juan Antunez at Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog:
Here is an excerpt:
"A defining characteristic of probate litigation is that your cases are decided by judges, no jury trials here. If your judge is prepared and understands the facts and law of your case
In September 2008 we wrote about John P. Karoly, Jr. the Allentown attorney who allegedly faked his brother’s will.
Turns out there’s more. Read what the Taxgirl, Kelly Erb, has to say at Lawyer Fakes Will (Allegedly), Now Faces Tax Charges.
Here is an excerpt::
While Karoly fights the fake will charges, he has
In Brodsky Estate. (O.C. Div. Montg), 29 Fiduc. Rep. 2d 57, December 11, 2008, objections were made to an account of the agent, Brent Brodsky,after the principal’s, Cecilia Brodsky’s, death. The agent was surcharged $210,000 for transferring funds to himself from an account in joint names between agent and principal. The funds had been contributed solely by
Thank you to Grant Griffiths for his suggestion for this post.
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The AARP Public Policy Institute has issued a report entitled Power of Attorney Abuse: What States Can Do About It.
Also see this summary of the report by Naomi Karp, J.D., In Brief: Power of Attorney Abuse: What States Can Do About It.
The ABA Commission staff, AARP staff, and advisory committee members identified 21
The following blog post is reprinted with permission from the blog of Leslie A. Burgk, Esq,
February 6th, 2009
If your client’s estate plan overlooks the right to terminate contracts and recapture copyrights, it could cost your client’s heirs
In 1981 with the passage of the Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA), Section 2035 of the Internal Revenue Code was amended so that most gifts made within three years of death were no longer pulled back into the estate. The 3-year rule was not eliminated completely, however. Transfers of life insurance within three years of death
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