Settlor Incompetence and The Trustee's Quandary
Take steps while the grantor is competent to establish clear guidelines on dealing with issues that will arise if the grantor becomes mentally incapacitated Eric L. Maassen & Gregory M. Monday It...
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Keep a keen eye on each state’s obligations for establishing and dissolving business entities Gregory Monday, partner, in the Madison, Wisc. office of Foley & Lardner LLP, Samantha E. Weissbluth,...
View ArticleSupreme Court Unanimously Rules That State Law Can Define Family Relations...
What does this decision portend if DOMA is repealed? Gregory F. Monday outlines the possible ramifications of the unanimous decision in Astrue v. Capato read more
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Attorney Disbarred After Trying to Sell Annuities to Elderly Client
Florida Supreme Court broadly defines “business transactions” According to the Florida Supreme Court, an attorney’s activities fall under ethical disclosure rules whenever he participates in a...
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Happy Family Inc.
Best practices for business governance Gregory F. Monday offers seven rules to assist in tackling the thorny issue of business succession planning read more
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Dime Store Stock Costs Litigants Millions
Court of Appeals rejects Knox on fiduciary investing decisions John T. Brooks and Gregory Monday discuss the recent Knox decision and its implications for fidicuiaries everywhere read more
View ArticleKeeping Up With Philip Seymour Hoffman
A tragic death underscores the importance of having a lifelong relationship with your client A tragic death underscores the importance of having a lifelong relationship with your client.read more
View ArticleDrafting in a Parallel Universe
A recent case centered on an estate’s right to seek reimbursement of estate taxes from recipients of non-probate assets.read more
View ArticleCourt Approves Easy Probate Avoidance for Real Estate
A new way to fund a revocable trust? The Court of Appeals held that a deceased settlor had successfully conveyed his real estate to his revocable trust through a general statement in the trust...
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