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59 articles on trust and estate litigation, probate, real property, and civil litigation.

3 Warning Signs a Loved One’s Estate May Need Legal Review
Why Last-Minute Trust Changes Lead to Litigation
The Best Ways To Protect Your Family From Estate Disputes
3 Signs You Need a California Probate Litigation Attorney
The Thomas Kinkade Will and Trust Dispute Explained
Jimmy Buffett’s Trust Dispute and Co-Trustee Misalignment
Brooke Hogan’s Exclusion from Hulk Hogan’s Will
Mark Malachowski Wins Major Probate Litigation Victory
How Mark Malachowski Won a $650,000 Trust Case
The Dangers of a ‘Set It and Forget It’ Estate Plan
How to Safeguard Seniors from Financial Exploitation
What Prince’s Estate Teaches Us About Intestate Succession
The Hidden Risks of DIY Wills for High-Profile Individuals
When a Will Doesn’t Match the Deceased’s Intent
How Pour-Over Wills Complement Trusts
Inside Famous Billion-Dollar Will Disputes
What To Do If You Suspect Elder Financial Abuse
From Brooke Astor to Katherine Jackson: Why Trusts Matter
How Fame Complicates Will Challenges
LawTalk March 23, 2023
Nicholas Brandt et al v Verizon Communications
Gilbert Loaec 2014 Trust
Angelina Jolie, Farrah Fawcett, Tom Petty
Huguette Clark, Frank Sinatra, Robin Williams estates
Advantages of Trusts
Sixty Percent of Americans Have No Will
Trust and Will Terms Defined
When Heirs Hope You Don’t Live Long or Prosper
Jay-Z’s Billon Dollar Empire may have New Heir
Decanting a Trust
1031 Exchange Update
Intestate Succession
Social Security Benefits
See Through Trusts
1031 Exchanges and RP Partnerships, Swaps and Drops
The Nutty Estate
Prince’s Vault Robbed?
DST in a 1031 Exchange: Shielding Property Sales from Tax
Advantages of Trusts over Wills
Nexus Rules
1031 Exchanges and Capital Gains
BPI v ABC for $5.7 Billion for Fake News
Lakers Owners Family Feud Fizzling?
Capital Gains on Property Sales
Julia Zharova Ballet, Sumner Redstone, Prince Estate
Menendez Brothers Broke
Michael Jackson Estate Battle
Duke v Chesapeake Energy
Prince Estate Still in Dispute
Sumner Redstone Sues Ex-Girlfriends for $150,000,000
Gold Digger? Woman Shovels for DNA and Inheritance
Dogfight Over $12 Million Bequest
Prince, Michael Jackson, Menendez Brothers
Prince Dies With No Will
Dogfight, See Through Trusts
Oral Promises and Wills
Anna Nicole Smith Estate Dispute Rages On
Special Needs Trusts for Beneficiaries with Disabilities
DST in 1031 Exchange

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