New York’s “slayer rule” generally prohibits an individual from benefiting from his own wrongdoing. However, due to the unusual facts of a case that is developing in Suffolk County, a murderer may indirectly inherit his victim’s estate through intestacy. Robert Harper discusses the situation in this week’s entry.
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February 2011
Lessons From the Bench: Remedies for Breach of Fiduciary Duty
By Ilene Cooper on
Posted in Fiduciaries
Courts may implement various remedies when a fiduciary fails to comply with an order to account. This was recently illustrated by Surrogate Holzman’s decision in In re Brissett, which Ilene Cooper discusses in this week’s entry.
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