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On March 20, 2017 an interesting and as yet unpublished decanting ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court arose in...

It has been a year since , the artist formerly known as Prince, died in his Minnesota compound. Despite his...

Although not always a good idea, it is not uncommon for family members to loan each other money, or for...

What happens if the settlor expresses clear intent to amend her trust, but fails to sign the written amendment before...

In cases involving the construction or validity of an estate plan, the testimony of counsel who prepared the plan often...

A surviving spouse generally has six months from the date of appointment of the administrator to waive the provisions of...

I recently published an article about Estate of Kathleen Mullin, a New Hampshire Supreme Court decision in a case Ralph Holmes...

Published in NH Bar News (3/20/2017) Testamentary in terrorem provisions, which compel forfeiture by a legatee upon unsuccessful challenge to...

It’s a situation that estate planning petitioners sometimes encounter: a relative of a recently deceased client requests a copy of...

Kudos to Henry Klementowicz on his big win in Estate of Mullin!  The Court affirmed our win below before the NH Probate...