Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1046522023-06-25T09:00:00-07:00A Member of the Law Professor Blogs NetworkTypePadArticle: How Much Dead-Hand Control Is Too Much? Why Biometric Data Privacy Laws Need Expandingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1b2577422200d2023-06-25T09:00:00-07:002023-06-23T13:38:22-07:00Gavin Elliott (Texas Tech University School of Law) recently published, How Much Dead-Hand Control Is Too Much? Why Biometric Data Privacy Laws Need Expanding, Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal, Vol. 15:1, 2023. Provided below is an abstract: Biometric...Gerry W. BeyerArticle: The Irreducible Cores of Trustee Obligationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1b2577411200d2023-06-24T09:00:00-07:002023-06-24T09:00:00-07:00Adam S. Hofri-Winogradow (Peter A. Allard School of Law, the University of British Columbia) recently published an Article, The Irreducible Cores of Trustee Oligations, Law Quarterly Review, 2023. Provided below is an abstract of the Article: The law of trustees’...Gerry W. BeyerFlorida woman leaves $2.5M mansion and inheritance — to 7 catstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1b2576e56200d2023-06-23T12:00:00-07:002023-06-23T13:28:11-07:00Nancy Sauer of Tampa, Florida, was a cat lover, so much so that she left a hefty inheritance to her beloved cats when she died last year at age 84. Sauer’s will declared that all seven cats must remain together...Gerry W. BeyerChad ‘Ochocinco’ stashed away 83% of his NFL salary by buying fake jewelry and sleeping in the stadium — here are 5 simple ways to preserve your wealth at an all-star leveltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1a6cb7441200b2023-06-22T12:45:00-07:002023-06-22T12:29:57-07:00Chad Johnson, former wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots known as “Ochocinco” due to wearing the number 85 jersey, is making headlines for discussing his frugal spending habits. He made nearly $49 million over 11 seasons...Gerry W. BeyerThe Mystery of the NBA Team That Billions Can’t Buytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a8c93a200c2023-06-21T12:00:00-07:002023-06-21T09:14:43-07:00When Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen passed away in 2018, he left instructions with his sister, Jody Allen, the executor and trustee of his estate, to sell his assets and donate a majority of the proceeds to charity. His assets were...Gerry W. BeyerMom’s will gives away our family home. Carolyn Hax readers give advice.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a8b006200c2023-06-20T11:00:00-07:002023-06-20T10:05:12-07:00Washington Post readers were asked to channel their inner Carolyn Hax to give advice on how to handle a mother changing her will and leaving the family home to her new husband: My mother is in her mid-70s and is...Gerry W. BeyerA More Humane Model for Eldercare in the U.S.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a897c9200c2023-06-19T12:30:00-07:002023-06-19T12:30:00-07:00Leonard L. Berry, Mary Kummer Naber, Sunjay Letchuman, and Peter Fitzgerald recently published an article, A More Humane Model Eldercare in the U.S., Harvard Business Review, 2023. Provided below is summary of the article: On the whole, the care for...Gerry W. Beyer“A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words” – The Viability of Inserting Descriptive Photos in Willstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1a6cb065c200b2023-06-19T05:10:39-07:002023-06-19T05:10:39-07:00Here is the abstract of an article Scout Blosser and I recently posted on SSRN entitled “A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words” – The Viability of Inserting Descriptive Photos in Wills: Specific testamentary gifts are a very important component...Gerry W. Beyer‘Lottery lawyer’ who stole $107M from winners for yachts, vacations gets 13 years for mobbed-up schemetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1b256c969200d2023-06-18T10:00:00-07:002023-06-18T07:02:13-07:00Attorney, Jason Kurland, was convicted last year of tricking lottery winners into handing over their money for investments and putting the cash into risky businesses that he co-owned. Kurland was a partner at a Long Island law firm and targeted...Gerry W. BeyerHarvard morgue manager, others charged in theft and sale of human body partstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a8449a200c2023-06-17T12:00:00-07:002023-06-17T02:19:02-07:00Cedric Lodge, the former manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue, has been indicted in the theft and sale of human body parts for his role in stealing portions of dissected cadavers that were donated to the school between 2018...Gerry W. Beyer