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Memo to #FreeBritney Fans: How California Conservatees May Challenge Their Conservators
For more than a decade, some of Britney Spears’s most devoted fans feared that she was locked up against her will under a court-ordered conservatorship, even going as far to accuse her father, Jamie Spears, of drugging her to take control. In response, fans launched #FreeBritney, a viral social media campaign, aimed at having Britney’s conservatorship investigated and terminated. A Change.org petition dedicated to the #FreeBritney movement amassed over 100,000 signatures.
#FreeBritney believers may…
What’s the right way and the wrong way to deed property OUT of your revocable trust?
Deeding property “into” and “out” of trusts is the kind of bread and butter work trusts and estates lawyers do all the time. But just because deeds-to-trust are commonplace, doesn’t mean you don’t have to sweat the details. Skip the basics of F.S. 689.07, and the property you thought was going into your trust will instead find itself in the middle of someone else’s lawsuit (see here).
On the other hand, ignoring the…
Estate Planning With Blended Families
Oral Trusts Can Rescue Poor Planning
When a trust beneficiary requires a probate in California
I have had a few cases recently where a person, who has now died, had been the beneficiary of a trust. However, in all the cases the person who has now died never got their beneficial share from the trust before they died. So what happens? When does a trust beneficiary require a probate in California?
The basic threshold currently is $166,250 to avoid a full probate. So let’s say Mommy Mae dies with a…
The Problem with Forbes Rankings
Primacy of Family Settlements Upheld
Family settlements and ensuing documentation have been a subject matter of litigation for various reasons. One such litigious issue is whether the documents pertaining to family settlements are required to be registered under the Registration Act, 1908 (“Act”). If a document, which was otherwise required to be compulsorily registered, has not been registered, then as per Section 49 of the Act, such document would not affect any immovable property comprised therein, or confer any power…
Dickinson Attorneys Named to All Three Best Lawyers® Recognition Lists for 2021
Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C. is pleased to announce that 24 attorneys of the firm have been named by Best Lawyers® to its 2021 recognition lists for professional legal excellence, including:
21 attorneys with extensive experience were included in The Best Lawyers in America;
Three distinguished attorneys were honored as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective areas of law in Des Moines, and:
Three rising lawyers were recognized in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers:…
Class I heirs of a woman dying intestate are her husband and children
The Private Client team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas shares their comments and opinions shared in an article in the following Q&A which was published by the Mint Newspaper on 18th August, 2020 and the online edition of the same can be found here.
My father-in-law had a flat. After his death, the house was transferred in my mother-in-law’s name. He didn’t leave any will. After my mother-in-law dies, will the house be divided and…