Family, Estates & Trusts

Family Law covers issues that can have a major impact on individual’s lives.  Family involves emotionally charged issues such as child custody battles, division of assets during a divorce as well as wills, and what happens when they are contested.  The National Law Review is a free resource and can provide information to individuals confronting these difficult issues, and is a great place to start gathering information. 

Divorce, Child Custody & Adoption

The dissolution of a marriage is an emotionally charged legal situation, with a variety of factors that must be considered based on each individual’s situation, the laws of the states involved, and the circumstances of the dissolution.  Additionally, the presence (or lack thereof) of a prenuptial agreement has a significant impact on the proceedings, as well as the attitudes of the parties exiting the marriage.  Division of a variety of assets must be considered before a divorce is final; including assets like Trusts, 401Ks, and Military Pensions.  The National Law Review provides overviews of the process and can give readers an idea of what to expect throughout the divorce process.  The attorneys who write for the National Law Review are experts who regularly provide legal analysis of a variety of scenarios that can impact divorce proceedings.

If children are involved in a divorce, the situation can become much more complicated.  With that in mind, the National Law Review has expert analysis on child custody situations and scenarios, as well as information on how parents can approach these issues with their children’s best interests in mind.  With the high stakes in these legal proceedings, the National Law Review’s legal experts and writers have considered a variety of scenarios and can provide insight into what to expect for some of these situations. 

Additionally, legal issues related to adoption are also covered on the site; especially as it relates to discrimination against same-sex in adoption proceedings by agencies as state laws change.

Estate Planning and Wills

The National Law Review also covers issues related to estate plans and wills. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and IRS policy changes, updates to estate planning strategies and trust administration is available on the site.  Additionally, visitors can also find information about gift/estate taxes and analysis of the changes brought by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Additionally, unusual legal situations like challenging a previously concealed will and other situations that require thoughtful planning, such as estate planning for beneficiaries with special needs, are addressed by legal experts on the National Law Review’s site.

Personal Injury 

Personal injury news is also covered in the National Law Review.  Topics including wrongful death, birth injuries, e-cigarette injuries, abuse in a nursing home setting, hospital injuries, slip and fall cases, and traumatic brain injuries (TBI), among others.  The legal experts who write for the National Law Review have extensive experience in personal injury cases, holding individuals and corporations responsible for their negligent conduct, and provide expert analysis of a variety of situations for NLR readers.

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Recent Family, Divorce, Inheritance, Estate & Trust Law News

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Jan
2
2022
 Court Holds That Probate Court Had Jurisdiction Over Inter Vivos Trust Dispute And That A Beneficiary Waived A Complaint About A “No Liability” Order For A Trustee Winstead
Aug
6
2022
 Court Reversed Order Admitting a Will to Probate as a Muniment of Title Due to the Statute of Limitations Winstead
May
15
2023
 Court Discusses Holding An Executor In Contempt For Commingling Property Winstead
Dec
1
2023
 Colorado Case Holds That A Beneficiary’s Lifestyle Is Judged At The Time That The Settlor Dies Or When The Trust Becomes Irrevocable Winstead
Jan
20
2020
 Court Holds That A Husband Had No Interest In His Deceased’s Wife’s Real Estate That Was Obtained Via A Gift Deed Winstead
Jul
26
2020
 Co-Trustees Can Sue To Remove A Co-Trustee Due To Hostility Winstead
Nov
19
2020
 Court Addresses Claims Against A Trustee Arising From The Management Of A Limited Partnership Interest Winstead
Jan
4
2021
 Court Reverses Turnover Order That Disregarded A Trust Where The Trustee Was Not A Party To The Proceeding Winstead
Mar
13
2022
 Court Affirmed Order Granting Injunction to Allow Successor Trustees to Manage a Business Owned By a Trust Winstead
May
23
2022
 Court Holds That Initialing A Will Is Sufficient To Meet The Execution Requirement Winstead
Jan
30
2023
 Court Affirms Judgment In Divorce Proceeding That Property Was Community Even Though It Was Purchased With Trust Assets Winstead
Oct
27
2023
 Court Rules That There Is No Right to a Jury Trial in a Trust Modification Suit and Affirms the Modifications of a Trust Winstead
Mar
19
2024
 Federal Court Dismisses Trust Dispute Due to There Not Being a Justiciable Controversy Winstead
Mar
12
2020
 Court Holds That Devise Of “Personal Property” In A Will Included Tangible And Intangible Property, Including Money In Bank Accounts Winstead
Jan
4
2021
 Court Held That The Term “Spouse” In A Trust Meant The Primary Beneficiary’s Wife At The Time Of The Trust’s Execution And Not A Subsequent Wife Winstead
May
17
2021
 Co-Trustees Who Managed A Texas Trust With A Texas Beneficiary Had Sufficient Contacts With Texas To Be Subject To A Texas Court’s Personal Jurisdiction Winstead
Jun
29
2021
 Court Holds That An Executor May Breach Duties In Making A Non-Pro Rata Distribution Of Assets Winstead
Mar
13
2022
 Texas Court Rejects Trustee’s Objection to Personal Jurisdiction Winstead
May
31
2022
 Appellate Court Rules On Supersedeas Issues For Appeal Of Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Judgment Winstead
Jan
30
2023
 Court Granted Mandamus Relief To Order District Court To Abate Trust Dispute Due To Earlier Filed Suit In Probate Court Winstead
Aug
27
2023
 Court Affirms Order Voiding Marriage Between Decedent And His Niece Winstead
Jun
4
2020
 Texas Supreme Court Holds That There Was No Trust Protecting Church Assets And A Withdrawing Faction Was Entitled To Those Assets Winstead
Jun
19
2020
 Companies Should Know When Their Customers Die: Court Rendered Judgment For An Estate Who Was Sued By An Annuity Company For Overpayments Winstead
Oct
23
2020
 Court Affirmed Finding That Testator Had Capacity To Execute A Will, Was Not Unduly Influenced, And That The Appointment of Co-Executors Was Appropriate Winstead
Feb
5
2021
 Court Held That The Issue Of Who Was Included In The Class Of Descendants Was Not Ripe Until The Current Beneficiary Dies Winstead
Apr
19
2021
 Administrator Of An Estate Has The Power To Seek The Partition Of Community Property Winstead
May
27
2021
 Texas Legislature Extends The Rule Against Perpetuities To 300 Years For Trusts Winstead
Jun
30
2021
 Wife’s Fraudulent Transfer Claim Against Husband For Transferring Business Interests To Trust Failed Due To The Statute Of Repose Winstead
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