Articles Tagged with estate planning

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People seeking to divorce often don’t realize how entwined their lives have become, with each other and with the law. It’s hard enough to deal with finances (and the dreaded QDRO) and “telling the children,” but what do you do when the benefited children get their own divorces, and the will doesn’t specify what share, if any, the ex-spouse gets?

A recent article in the April 2009 issue of the OSB Estate Planning and Administration Section newsletter (previous issues of the newsletter are free online) addresses some of these issues and looks at some recent Oregon cases:

How to Avoid Unintended Consequences of Estate Planning in Dissolution Court,” by Lisa Bertalan and Melissa Lande.

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Rights of an Unsecured Creditor to Recover from a Decedent’s Nonprobate Property,” by Daniel C. Re and Hurley Re, in the January 2009 issue of the OSB Estate Planning and Administration section newsletter (previous issues online).

Another article in the same issue: “Appealability of Decisions in Probate and Trust Proceedings,” by Philip N. Jones.

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Public law librarian bloggers just have to love Nolo Press, especially Nolo Blogs. They do so much of our work for us! (But not all of it, I may say – and a good thing too 🙂

Check out the latest info at the Nolo Blog, on Estate Planning (especially the blawg post on cleaning out the clutter (which may be another person’s treasure!), and on Real Estate Tips (especially the post on, wait, they are all interesting!)).

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The latest (Vol. XXV, No. 3, July 2008) issue of the newsletter from the Estate Planning and Administration section of the Oregon State Bar (OSB) includes the following articles:

1) Mediation of Probate and Protective Matters, by Joshua Kadish.

2) Duty to Pay Debts?, by Conrad G. Hutterli.

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In the latest issue (Vol. XXV, No. 3, July 2008) of the newsletter from the Estate Planning and Administration section of the Oregon State Bar (OSB) reports on this story in its “Looking Ahead: Legislative Proposals for 2009” section:

Proposed Limits on Fees Allowed in Probate to Heir Search Firms: This proposal regulates the activities of heir search firms. The proposal addresses several concerns with the way these firms operate. The fee is often one-third to one-half of the inheritance the person found by the search firm will receive ….”

(Only past issues are online, but you can contact your nearest law school or county law library (see sidebar for links) and ask to see a copy.)

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The OSB Estate Planning and Administration Section Newsletter, October 2007, vol. XXIV, no. 4, has these articles:

Jones & Kekel, “One if by Land, Two if by Sea,” pp. 1-3 (on 2007 HB 3201).

Groblewski, “Reporting Requirements of the Oregon Uniform Trust Code,” pp. 3-6, 8. (Includes a grid showing reporting requirements.)

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