Family law cases should settle. Yup, we said it. Family law cases are meant to settle. That proposition may sound aspirational—especially in high-conflict custody disputes—but it remains both the goal and, in most cases, the most appropriate outcome.
A federal judge has suspended enforcement of FinCEN’s Real Estate Reporting Requirement, temporarily relieving practitioners of related filing obligations. In Halperin v. Halperin, California’s First District Court of Appeal confirmed that claims for intentional interference with an expected inheritance cannot proceed when adequate probate remedies are available.
A federal judge has suspended enforcement of FinCEN’s Real Estate Reporting Requirement, temporarily relieving practitioners of related filing obligations. In Halperin v. Halperin, California’s First District Court of Appeal confirmed that claims for intentional interference with an expected inheritance cannot proceed when adequate probate remedies are available.
Family law cases should settle. Yup, we said it. Family law cases are meant to settle. That proposition may sound aspirational—especially in high-conflict custody disputes—but it remains both the goal and, in most cases, the most appropriate outcome.
Family law cases should settle. Yup, we said it. Family law cases are meant to settle. That proposition may sound aspirational—especially in high-conflict custody disputes—but it remains both the goal and, in most cases, the most appropriate outcome.
The Eighth Circuit’s Stiny Trusts v. Robins decision reinforces that a trust’s chosen governing law controls fiduciary relationships across jurisdictions. California’s AB 565 modernizes trust administration by allowing virtual representation to bind unnotified beneficiaries, shifting future litigation toward conflicts of interest disputes.
The Eighth Circuit’s Stiny Trusts v. Robins decision reinforces that a trust’s chosen governing law controls fiduciary relationships across jurisdictions. California’s AB 565 modernizes trust administration by allowing virtual representation to bind unnotified beneficiaries, shifting future litigation toward conflicts of interest disputes.
