Trusts
165 published legal guides on Trusts.
- The Alabama Supreme Court On Proving The Existence and Terms Of an Oral TrustAlabama
- In Terrorem Clause Upheld in ArizonaArizona
- Surviving Spouse Rights ArizonaArizona
- Trust Decanting in ArizonaArizona
- Adverse Possession in ArkansasArkansas
- Security Deposit Return in ArkansasArkansas
- 2020 California Case RoundupCalifornia
- A California Trust Deed, a Power Of Sale, and Community PropertyCalifornia
- Alleged Delusions Did Not Invalidate Trust In Favor Of St. Jude’s For Lack Of Testamentary CapacityCalifornia
- Are Oral Promises Enforceable Against an Estate in California?California
- Assets of Spendthrift Trust May Be Reached For Payment of Attorneys Fees and Costs In California Marital Dissolution ProceedingsCalifornia
- Beneficiary’s Estate Has Standing To Demand an Accounting In California Trust DisputeCalifornia
- California Appeals Court: Charities Who Ignored Notices Forfeited Rights As Potential Beneficiaries of TrustCalifornia
- California Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticityCalifornia
- California Medicaid Medi-Cal Benefits Must Be Paid From Revocable Trust Prior To Distribution To Trust BeneficiariesCalifornia
- California Statutory Trust Revocation Available Unless Trust Explicitly Provides Exclusive MethodCalifornia
- California Targets Caregivers Who Marry A Dependent AdultCalifornia
- Can A Power of Appointment Be Used To Transfer All Assets Out Of A California Trust?California
- Can A Remainder Beneficiary Sue A Trustee In California: Estate of GiraldinCalifornia
- Can I Leave Assets To My Pet In California?California
- Can You Amend A Trust With A Post-It Note?California
- Decedent’s Children From Prior Marriage Held To Have Intentionally Interfered With Spouse’s Expected Inheritance Under California LawCalifornia
- Due Process In California Probate ProceedingsCalifornia
- General Disinheritance Clause Defeats Omitted Child Claim Under California Probate CodeCalifornia
- Legal Mental Capacity For California Wills And TrustsCalifornia
- Lifetime Transfers Considered An Advance On InheritanceCalifornia
- Modifying a Revocable Trust in California: What does “Provides Otherwise” Really Mean?California
- No Contest Clauses In California Expand To Defense of Invalid TrustCalifornia
- No Excuse for Noncompliance: No Specific Reference To Trust’s Power Of Appointment Results In Invalid Gift Under Holographic Will in CaliforniaCalifornia
- Personal Jurisdiction In A California Trust Dispute: You Can’t Have It Both WaysCalifornia
- Spousal Undue Influence In CaliforniaCalifornia
- Standing To Challenge A Trust: The California Supreme Court DecidesCalifornia
- The Power of Revocation Includes the Power of Modification Under California Law – Unless the Trust Provides OtherwiseCalifornia
- Transfer of Trust Real Property In California: Equitable Title Controls For Property Tax PurposesCalifornia
- Trust Protector Not Entitled to Accountings in CaliforniaCalifornia
- What Happens When the Defendant in a Civil Lawsuit in California Dies?California
- What Is A Heggstad Petition In California Probate?California
- What is a Notice of Proposed Action Under California Law?California
- Colorado Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticityColorado
- A Per Stirpes Primer From The Connecticut Supreme CourtConnecticut
- Connecticut Supreme Court Strikes In Terrorem Clause Governing Estate AdministrationConnecticut
- Trustee of Inter Vivos Revocable Trust Has Duty to Collect Trust AssetsConnecticut
- How to File a Lawsuit Without a Lawyer in Delaware: Pro Se Litigation GuideDelaware
- District of Columbia Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticityDistrict of Columbia
- Georgia Supreme Court: In Terrorem Clause Does Not Result In Forfeiture In Successful Will Or Trust ContestGeorgia
- How to File for Divorce in GeorgiaGeorgia
- Key 2021 Updates To the Georgia Probate CodeGeorgia
- No Contest Clauses In Georgia Wills and TrustsGeorgia
- Hawaii Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticityHawaii
- Hawaii Supreme Court: Terms Of Trust Do Not Override The LawHawaii
- Idaho Supreme Court: Mom Owed Son Fiduciary Duties Under Trust AgreementIdaho
- Adverse Possession in IllinoisIllinois
- Are No Contest Clauses Enforceable In Illinois?Illinois
- Can One of Many Trustees Sue on Behalf of a Trust?Illinois
- Can You File Tortious Interference With Expectancy After Dismissing Direct Challenge to Trust In Illinois?Illinois
- Security Deposit Return in IllinoisIllinois
- What Is The Effect of Divorce On Your Illinois Estate Plan?Illinois
- What Order Are Probate Claims Paid In Illinois?Illinois
- How to File for Divorce in IndianaIndiana
- Indiana Supreme Court: Probate Code’s Bar Against Restraints On Marriage Does Not Apply To Trusts Or Gifts To ChildrenIndiana
- Iowa Supreme Court: Surviving Settlor Cannot Modify Irrevocable Trust Without Court ApprovalIowa
- A Legal Guide to Challenging a Trust in KentuckyKentucky
- Enormous Judgment Entered in Kentucky Estate DisputeKentucky
- Jurisdiction Over A Trust Dispute – The Kentucky Supreme Court DecidesKentucky
- Kentucky Supreme Court: Bank Committed Breach By Failing To Follow Trust Code and Demanding Indemnification By BeneficiaryKentucky
- Security Deposit Return in KentuckyKentucky
- Maine Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticityMaine
- How Does Eviction Work in Maryland?Maryland
- Maryland Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticityMaryland
- Who are Next of Kin in MarylandMaryland
- Who Can Create a Revocable Trust In Maryland?Maryland
- A Dog Named LicoriceMassachusetts
- How Does Eviction Work in Massachusetts?Massachusetts
- Is an Irrevocable Spendthrift Trust Subject to Division in Divorce?Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Supreme Court: Claims For Intentional Interference With an Expectancy and Unjust Enrichment Not a Trust Contest Subject To One-Year Statute Of LimitationMassachusetts
- Adverse Possession in MississippiMississippi
- Can the Settlor Amend an Irrevocable Trust 25 Years Later?Mississippi
- Mississippi Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticityMississippi
- Adverse Possession in MontanaMontana
- Montana Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticityMontana
- Can an Irrevocable Trust Be Modified to Increase Minuscule Income Distributions?Nebraska
- Nebraska Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticityNebraska
- Nebraska Supreme Court: Nonjudicial Settlement Agreement Violated Material Purpose Of Trust By Ignoring Spendthrift ProvisionNebraska
- Effect Of Divorce On Nonprobate Transfers of Property In NevadaNevada
- How to File for Divorce in NevadaNevada
- Nevada Supreme Court: Creditor Of Settlor May Bring Claim Against Settlor’s TrustNevada
- Nevada Supreme Court: Include All Trust Documents To Trigger 120-Day Trust Challenge DeadlineNevada
- Nevada Supreme Court: No Fiduciary Exception To The Attorney-Client PrivilegeNevada
- Is Abortion Legal in New Hampshire?New Hampshire
- Security Deposit Return in New HampshireNew Hampshire
- How To Remove an Executor Or Administrator In New Jersey EstatesNew Jersey
- Access to Decedent’s Digital Assets In New YorkNew York
- Broad Discovery Triggers In Terrorem Clause In New York Trust ProceedingNew York
- Can I Leave Assets To My Pet In New York?New York
- Common Terms in New York ProbateNew York
- Divorce And The New York Estate PlanNew York
- How to File a Lawsuit Without a Lawyer in New York: Pro Se Litigation GuideNew York
- New York Court: No Confidential Relationship Leads To Reversal of Undue Influence FindingNew York
- New York Exemptions For The Benefit Of A Decedent's FamilyNew York
- New York Inheritance Laws With No WillNew York
- New York Surrogate’s Court Awards Attorney’s Fees To Trustee and Surcharges Trustee In Same ActionNew York
- Next of Kin Under New York LawNew York
- Probate Litigation And The President: Mary Trump Sues President Donald Trump and Estate of Late Brother Over Alleged FraudNew York
- Testamentary Substitutes Within New York's Elective Share StatuteNew York
- Virtual Representation in New York Surrogate's CourtNew York
- What Are The Powers Of a Fiduciary In New York?New York
- When Can A New York Fiduciary Ask The Surrogate's Court For Help?New York
- When Does The New York Surrogate’s Court Have Personal Jurisdiction Over a Trustee?New York
- How to File a Lawsuit Without a Lawyer in North Dakota: Pro Se Litigation GuideNorth Dakota
- August 2021 Changes To Ohio Probate, Guardianship, and Trust LawOhio
- Fiduciary Access To Digital Assets In OhioOhio
- How Does Eviction Work in Ohio?Ohio
- Intentional Interference With an Expectancy Of Inheritance In OhioOhio
- Pet Trusts In OhioOhio
- Adverse Possession in OklahomaOklahoma
- Are No Contest Clauses In Wills Enforceable In Oklahoma?Oklahoma
- Does a Revocable Trust Become Irrevocable Under Oklahoma Law Once One Of the Settlors Passes Away?Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Supreme Court: Transfer Of Property By Trust Fiduciary Exempt From Residential Property Condition Disclosure ActOklahoma
- Adverse Possession in OregonOregon
- How to File a Lawsuit Without a Lawyer in Oregon: Pro Se Litigation GuideOregon
- Oregon Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticityOregon
- Does Divorce Invalidate a Will In Pennsylvania?Pennsylvania
- Federal Court Dismisses Trust Dispute With Pending State Court Trust DisputePennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Settlor Must Prove Elements Of Common Law Fraud to Void Irrevocable Trust Based On Fraudulent InducementPennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Trust Beneficiaries Can Examine Trustee’s Attorney’s Billing Records If Trust Is Paying FeesPennsylvania
- Security Deposit Return in Rhode IslandRhode Island
- South Carolina Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticitySouth Carolina
- How Does Eviction Work in South Dakota?South Dakota
- South Dakota Supreme Court: Can A Court Consider The Validity of A Trust In A Petition For Judicial Supervision?South Dakota
- South Dakota Supreme Court – Trust Beneficiaries Lack Standing To Bring Creditor Claim Against EstateSouth Dakota
- How to File a Lawsuit Without a Lawyer in Tennessee: Pro Se Litigation GuideTennessee
- Undue Influence in Tennessee Will ContestsTennessee
- Adverse Possession in TexasTexas
- A Legally Permissible Transaction May Still Be A Breach Of Fiduciary Duty In TexasTexas
- Can A Deed Be Invalid Because of Undue Influence In Texas?Texas
- Can I Leave Assets To My Pet In Texas?Texas
- Does a Texas Trustee Need To Be Represented By a Licensed Attorney?Texas
- Does Divorce Invalidate A Will In Texas?Texas
- Forfeiture Clauses In Texas Will and Trust ContestsTexas
- Jury Trials In Texas Trust ActionsTexas
- No Evidence Of Undue Influence = Summary Judgment in TexasTexas
- Parties Bound By Agreement In Texas Trust DisputeTexas
- Powers of Appointment Under Texas LawTexas
- Proposed Texas Bill Relating To Beneficiary’s Approval Of Trustee’s Accounting 2021Texas
- Removal Of A Trustee In TexasTexas
- Service Provisions Of Texas Estates Code Do Not Only Apply In Estate ProceedingsTexas
- “Spouse” In Texas Irrevocable Trust Means Spouse At Time Trust CreatedTexas
- Texas Appeals Court Addresses Ripeness For Determination of Trust Beneficiaries Of Class GiftTexas
- Texas Legislative Update: Rule Against Perpetuities Extended To 300 Years For Trusts September 1, 2021Texas
- Texas Supreme Court: No Right To a Jury Trial In Trust Modification ActionsTexas
- Texas Trust Action Addresses Standing, In Terrorem Clauses, And Basic Trust InterpretationTexas
- Texas Trust Protector Has No Fiduciary Duty to SettlorTexas
- Use Of the Texas Citizens Participation Act In Will and Trust DisputesTexas
- What Does "In Equal Shares Per Stirpes" Mean?Texas
- What is Probate In TexasTexas
- Who Has Standing To Bring Legal Malpractice Claim Against Attorney For Prior Trustee and Estate Personal Representative Under Texas Law?Texas
- Are Assets in a Revocable Trust Included In a Beneficiary's Marital Estate?Vermont
- How to File a Lawsuit Without a Lawyer in Virginia: Pro Se Litigation GuideVirginia
- Virginia Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticityVirginia
- Virginia Supreme Court: Attorney’s Fees Can Be Awarded In Fraud Suit Without Finding That Fraud Was “Particularly Egregious”Virginia
- Who Can Create a Revocable Trust In Virginia?Virginia
- Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Agreements in Washington StateWashington
- Is a Conveyance of a Beneficial Interest of a Trust With a Spendthrift Clause Void or Voidable?West Virginia
- West Virginia Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and AuthenticityWest Virginia
- Adverse Possession in WisconsinWisconsin