Trusts and Estate Planning

Trusts and Estate Planning

Estate planning law governs the laws, procedures and practices associated with planning for one's estate in the event that he/she becomes incapacitated and for when he/she is deceased. Estate planning typically attempts to eliminate uncertainties over the administration of a probate and maximize the value of the estate by reducing taxes and other expenses.

Attorneys

Peter S. Gordon

Emmanuel G. Fournaris

Michael M. Gordon

Norris P. Wright

Daniel F. Hayward

Robert V.A. Harra III

Kimberly Gill McKinnon

Shannon L. Post

Joseph Bosik IV

Patrick Rohrbach

Mark Gordon

Christopher P. Clemson

Blog Contributions

Master Recommends That Court Recognize Resulting Trust Instead Of Jointly Titled Bank Account
Master Sings Ademption Song; Holds That Specifically Devised Property Sold During the Decedent’s Lifetime Reflects the Intention to Revoke that Devise
Master Recommends that Trust Be Distributed After an Accounting
Court of Chancery Denies Petition that Sought to Modify Trust Under the Cy Pres Doctrine
Master in Chancery Finds That “Strong-Willed” Decedent Was Not Susceptible to Undue Influence During Nearly All of the Time-Period at Issue
In a Case of First Impression, Vice Chancellor Dismisses Petition as Time-barred by Delaware’s Pre-Mortem Validation Statute
Based on the Operating Agreement at Issue, Court of Chancery Denies Plaintiff Co-Trustee’s Advancement and Indemnification Claim
Chancery Court Upholds an Oral Agreement to Make a Will
Delaware Adopts Statute Allowing Pre-Mortem Will Validation
Court of Chancery Clarifies What is a Valid Debt Claim Against an Estate
Master Finds That Settlor Must Expressly Invoke His Testamentary Power of Appointment in His Will in Order to Have Exercised it