‘Dead Hand‘ is not the title of one of next season’s Walking Dead episodes. It is a term used to describe certain clauses in some wills and trusts. From the Beastie Boys to the great playwrights Eugene O’Neill and Edward…
If you’ve been reading our blog over the last few months and you’re the executor of an estate or trustee of a trust – or expect to be one in the near future -you may have second thoughts. Undue influence, self-dealing,…
There can’t be undue influence when someone leaves their entire estate to a charity, right? That is currently being vigorously debated in a New York court right now and it promises to go on for some time. It revolves around…
Trustees owe a certain level of care and responsibility to trust beneficiaries. There are many different classifications of the type of “duty” that is owed to beneficiaries. Since discussing each of these in depth would take a lot more space…
The first question that needs to be answered is are you actually a beneficiary? This is typically something you would be aware of if you are the current beneficiary. If you are a contingent beneficiary (or think you are a…
Find out what you must know to make sure it is done right.
