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Hot Topics in Trusts and Estates

By Ilene S. Cooper on August 20, 2010
Posted in Fiduciaries

While the Court of Appeals has rendered two important trusts and estates decisions this summer, additional topics of interest have been addressed at the trial court level. Ilene Cooper discusses a few of these “hot topics” in this week’s blog entry.
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Court Examines Beneficiary’s Right to Sell Real Property

By Ilene S. Cooper on August 10, 2009
Posted in Construction of Wills and Trusts

This week, Ilene S. Cooper explains a recent case in which the Suffolk County Surrogate’s Court analyzed whether a beneficiary’s interest in the decedent’s residence qualified as a life estate, notwithstanding the explicit use of the term in the decedent’s Will.
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Court Rejects Executor’s Attempt to Sell House To Herself For $10

By Eric W. Penzer on April 15, 2009
Posted in Fiduciaries

This week’s entry discusses a recent decision rejecting an executor’s attempt to “sell” the decedent’s house to herself for the price of $10.
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