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Q: We want to include our grandchildren in our estate plan, but we have concerns about high schoolers receiving money. What ...
Justice Stephen Field wrote for a unanimous Supreme Court in the 1869 case of United States v. Kirby that “The reason of the ...
Trusts can be part of a plan to achieve an objective: minimize taxes or protect and deal with a family need. Today we will ...
The Indian Supreme Court is set to review the legality of Muslims opting for secular succession laws over traditional Shariat without renouncing Islam. Naushad K K, a petitioner from Kerala, seeks ...
The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine whether a Muslim individual can opt to be governed by the Indian Succession Act, 1925, instead of Sharia ...
How would I know if she left a gift to a friend or shirttail relative?” (Photo subject is a model.) - Getty/iStockphoto My ...
Last week, the executors of Ratan Tata’s estate filed a petition for probate before the Bombay High Court. In a related ...
A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of a plea filed by Naushad K K, who hails from Kerala's Thrissur district, seeking to be governed by the succession ...
Succession planning requires careful consideration of all assets and a deep understanding of the legal, tax, and practical ...
In In re Estate of Wright, decedent’s son appealed an order finding that his mother died intestate. No. 13-23-00043-CV, 2024 ...
“How would I know if she left a gift to a friend or shirttail relative?” (Photo subject is a model.) - Getty/iStockphoto My younger sister and I have been appointed as co-administrators of our ...