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Estate Planning in Anticipation of Litigation

Mar 30, 2018
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Event Date:

Mar 30, 2018 12:00 PM

Speaker:

John Hartog & Margaret Hand

Venue:

HBZ

When an estate plan will provide for unequal distributions, the settlor has a blended family, a caregiver will receive a substantial gift, or one or more children are disinherited, or the plan otherwise gives rise to a legitimate fear of future litigation, the estate planner may take measures to deter disgruntled beneficiaries from bringing a contest or to prevent the estate plane from being invalid.

MCLE Credit: 1.5 Hours General

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