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probate, estate planning, wills and trusts

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Audrey Niffenegger's Her Fearful Symmetry and Probate

I enjoyed Audrey Niffenegger's first novel, The Time Traveler's Wife. Haven't seen the movie -- looks a little too sappy -- but the book was great.Right now I'm working on Ms. Niffenegger's newest,...more

2009-12-29

Brooke Astor Saga Reaches Conclusion

I reviewed Meryl Gordon's book Mrs. Astor Regrets earlier this year (here) -- it was one of my favorite books I read in 2009. The trial of Mrs. Astor's son, Anthony Marshall, is coming to a conclus...more

2009-12-23

Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, and Probate

The headline of this post makes the English major in me very happy. Here's the story -- this morning Roger Ebert posted a link to this 1957 letter (from J. D. Salinger) on Twitter. (BTW, you can fi...more

2009-12-17

Even More on Dunn v. Patterson

OK, this will be my last post on Dunn v. Patterson (for a while, at least). Previous discussions: here and here.I spoke to someone with knowledge of the case, and learned the following:1. Lawrence ...more

2009-12-15

More on Dunn v. Patterson

The journalist side of me decided that I needed to do a little more digging regarding the Dunn v. Patterson case I discussed yesterday. I'm still trying to find out whether Patterson (the attorney)...more

2009-12-10

Dunn v. Patterson: A Rant

I can't remember a recent judicial opinion I've disagreed with more than the Illinois 3rd District's opinion in Dunn v. Patterson. The facts of the case are fairly simple:Charles and Charlotte Dunn...more

2009-12-08

5 Tips for Dealing with Claims: Tip 5

Let's say that you've followed tips 1-4, and the claimant still won't go away. What choices do you have? There are two, really:1. Settle; or2. Go to trial.Tip #5 is to try and settle the claim.When...more

2009-12-04

5 Tips for Dealing with Claims: Tip 4

4. As I said previously, the key to dealing with claims is to go on the offensive. That means following up on the claims in court.Many times a claimant either won't have an attorney, or will have a...more

2009-12-03

5 Tips for Dealing with Claims: Tip 3

3. Last time I talked about how you can minimize the claims period by giving notice. If things break correctly, maybe the creditor won't even file the claim.But sometimes a creditor does file the c...more

2009-11-18

5 Tips for Dealing with Claims: Tip 2

2. Tips 2-4 are similar in that they all require that you (the personal representative) do a full-court press to deal with the claims. This is somewhat counter-intuitive -- I think we're all famili...more

2009-11-17

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