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The Closing Days Of 2025

As the year 2025 drew to a close, the Appellate Courts were busy rendering opinions impacting the field of trusts and estates. Consider the following decisions of interest.

United States Family

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

When Estate Planning Fails The Client: Lessons From A Florida Will And Deed Contest

Florida's probate courts are seeing a troubling rise in cases involving the exploitation of vulnerable adults. As a probate litigator, I routinely see disputes that could have been avoided if proper safeguards...

United States Family

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Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns

Teaching What Matters Most: A Conversation With Partner Erika Wyatt

If you ask Partner Erika Wyatt what keeps her returning to the University of Chicago Law School year after year, she'll tell you it starts with a full‑circle moment.

United States Family

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Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP

Separate vs. Community Property In Texas Divorce

During a divorce, a court has authority to divide community property, but may not divide separate property. When it comes to separate property, the only authority a court has in a divorce is to confirm it.

United States Family

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Cowles & Thompson, PC

Legal Considerations With Disinheriting An Heir

United States Family

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

Lost Will? Recent Case Highlights Estate Challenges

United States Family

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Beresford Booth

Step-by-Step Guide To Drafting A Prenup Before Your Spring Wedding

United States Family

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Diggs & Sadler

Weaponizing Forensic Accountants: When Fee Requests Become A Litigation Tactic

United States Family

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Madison Law

Do I Need To Complete Discovery In My Divorce Case?

United States Family

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Beresford Booth

Webinar – What's Changed In Child Support [2026 Updates] (Video)

United States Family

BB

Beresford Booth

Ten Minute Interview: Use Of Trust Protectors In Trust Instruments (Video)

United States Family

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Foley & Lardner

The Pick-Your-Partner Principle

United States Family

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Ep. 61 – Passing On Values With Legacy Letters: A Conversation With Allison Donaldson (Podcast)

United States Family

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Wiggin & Dana

Webinar – Washington Probate: An Introduction (Video)

United States Family

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Beresford Booth

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – January 2026

Worldwide Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

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Teaching What Matters Most: A Conversation With Partner Erika Wyatt

If you ask Partner Erika Wyatt what keeps her returning to the University of Chicago Law School year after year, she'll tell you it starts with a full‑circle moment.

United States Family

SD

Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP

Separate vs. Community Property In Texas Divorce

During a divorce, a court has authority to divide community property, but may not divide separate property. When it comes to separate property, the only authority a court has in a divorce is to confirm it.

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

Lost Will? Recent Case Highlights Estate Challenges

Joan Lanzner signed her Will in 2012. When she died in 2022, her original Will could not be located. The court admitted an authenticated copy of the Will to probate.

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Beresford Booth

Step-by-Step Guide To Drafting A Prenup Before Your Spring Wedding

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Weaponizing Forensic Accountants: When Fee Requests Become A Litigation Tactic

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Webinar – What's Changed In Child Support [2026 Updates] (Video)

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Ask Attorney Jennifer B.: Drafting And Enforcing Prenups

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Client Shares Why She Trusts Bret & Team

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For Close Business Owners, The Toothless Notice Of Pendency Remedy Unexpectedly Gets Some Bite

It's one of those dismaying rules of law many business owners don't learn until they litigate.

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Teaching What Matters Most: A Conversation With Partner Erika Wyatt

If you ask Partner Erika Wyatt what keeps her returning to the University of Chicago Law School year after year, she'll tell you it starts with a full‑circle moment.

United States Family

SD

Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP

Separate vs. Community Property In Texas Divorce

During a divorce, a court has authority to divide community property, but may not divide separate property. When it comes to separate property, the only authority a court has in a divorce is to confirm it.

United States Family

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Cowles & Thompson, PC

Step-by-Step Guide To Drafting A Prenup Before Your Spring Wedding

United States Family

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Diggs & Sadler

Do I Need To Complete Discovery In My Divorce Case?

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Beresford Booth

The Pick-Your-Partner Principle

United States Family

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Step-by-Step Timeline: Filing An Uncontested Divorce In Texas

United States Family

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Diggs & Sadler

Coping With High-Conflict Child Custody Battles In Texas

United States Family

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Diggs & Sadler

How Common Misconceptions Impact Same-Sex Divorce In Texas

United States Family

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Diggs & Sadler

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Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning

The Closing Days Of 2025

As the year 2025 drew to a close, the Appellate Courts were busy rendering opinions impacting the field of trusts and estates. Consider the following decisions of interest.

United States Family

FF

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

When Estate Planning Fails The Client: Lessons From A Florida Will And Deed Contest

Florida's probate courts are seeing a troubling rise in cases involving the exploitation of vulnerable adults. As a probate litigator, I routinely see disputes that could have been avoided if proper safeguards...

United States Family

JP

Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns

Legal Considerations With Disinheriting An Heir

Occasionally, the time will arise in which a client requests the preparation of a Will or Trust that intentionally excludes a family member. When this occurs, it is imperative to address not only the formal requirement...

United States Family

RP

Reavis Page Jump LLP

Lost Will? Recent Case Highlights Estate Challenges

United States Family

BB

Beresford Booth

Step-by-Step Guide To Drafting A Prenup Before Your Spring Wedding

United States Family

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Diggs & Sadler

The Art Of The Steal—Estate Planning For Writers, Artists And Composers (With Just A Little Bit Of Copyright Law) (Podcast)

United States IP

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Lowenstein Sandler

Ten Minute Interview: Use Of Trust Protectors In Trust Instruments (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

Ep. 61 – Passing On Values With Legacy Letters: A Conversation With Allison Donaldson (Podcast)

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Wiggin & Dana

Webinar – Washington Probate: An Introduction (Video)

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Beresford Booth

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Wiggin & Dana

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Cozen O'Connor

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Kaufman Rossin

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