Family Law News and Insights

Every business should have documentation that confirms its ownership, management, and governance structures. If the business has more than one owner, the documentation should address transfers of ownership interests and control. Such documentation is vital if the owner(s) hopes to sell the business or transfer it to family, employees, or others. An...

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Whether there really is little time for doing more, or just a lack of focusing on one's needs, I often hear from clients they just don't have time to do their estate planning. Even after starting the process, they often get "busy" and put it on the back-burner. In addition...

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This week, the Court addresses the application of the probate exception to federal-court jurisdiction. ROGER SILK V. BARON BOND & HOWARD B. MILLER The Court holds that the probate-exception bar to federal-court jurisdiction does not apply when a breach-of-contract plaintiff seeks both damages from a decedent's Estate and an appraisal...

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