Finding Safe Harbor in an In Terrorem World (Link to Sample Pleadings)
As noted in a prior post by Ralph Holmes, in terrorem or “no-contest” provisions are becoming increasingly common in estate ...
Safe Harbor Motion
This pleading is offered as a sample for educational purposes only. References to law and rules may not be current ...
NH Supreme Court: Pretermitted Heir Statute Does Not Apply to Trusts
I am delighted to report that the NH Supreme Court in In re Teresa E. Craig Living Trust ruled in ...
Craig Supreme Court Order
Craig NH Supreme Court Order
A Suspected “Sweetheart Swindle”
Many of our cases involve actual or suspected financial exploitation of the elderly in which a claim is made that ...
NH’s Updated Power of Attorney Statute
Power of attorney accounting actions are among the most common types of litigation in our practice. Effective January 1, 2018, ...
NH Decision On Scope of Estate Planning Counsel’s Duty to Client’s Family
The NH Supreme Court's recent decision in Ketteridge v. Martin Lord & Osman, P.A. strongly suggests that the Court will likely ...
NH Guardianships – Not Like Those in “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
On June 3, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver delivered a funny but eye-opening examination of the guardianship process in ...
Hodges v. Johnson – Can you still decant to remove beneficiaries in New Hampshire? The statute says yes but the court says not in this case
One of the more significant decisions from the New Hampshire Supreme Court as it relates to the area of Trusts ...
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Retroactive Application of Revocation-on-Divorce Statutes
In an eight-to-one decision, the U.S. Supreme Court approved of the retroactive application of revocation-on-divorce statutes—laws that revoke beneficiary designations ...
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