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What Is a Trust? Part 1: Is a Trust an Entity? By Sherwin D. Abrams Real Estate Law, February 2024 Is a trust a relationship, or is it an entity that can hold title to property and that can sue and be sued? The authorities differ.
What Is a Trust? Part 2: Does It Matter? By Sherwin D. Abrams Real Estate Law, January 2024 Is a trust a relationship or is it an entity that can hold title to property and that can sue and be sued? The authorities differ.
Introduction to LLCs for Estate Planners and Probate Lawyers By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, December 2023 An introduction to limited liability companies for lawyers who plan or administer estates.
What Is a Trust? Part 2: Does It Matter? By Sherwin D. Abrams Intellectual Property, December 2023 Is a trust a relationship or is it an entity that can hold title to property and that can sue and be sued? The authorities differ.
What Is a Trust? Part 1: Is a Trust an Entity? By Sherwin D. Abrams Intellectual Property, September 2023 Is a trust a relationship, or is it an entity that can hold title to property and that can sue and be sued? The authorities differ.
Two Cheers for Orders By Sherwin D. Abrams Business and Securities Law, May 2023 Inevitably, the appellate court will issue poor decisions. At least let them be non-precedential orders.
What Is a Trust? Part 2: Does It Matter? By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, February 2023 Is a trust a relationship or is it an entity that can hold title to property and that can sue and be sued? The authorities differ.
What Is a Trust? Part 1: Is a Trust an Entity? By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, January 2023 Is a trust a relationship, or is it an entity that can hold title to property and that can sue and be sued? The authorities differ.
1 comment (Most recent December 11, 2024)
Still No Answer By Sherwin D. Abrams Business and Securities Law, October 2022 In Lewis, Yockey & Brown, Inc. v. Fetzer, the appellate court held that piercing a corporate veil cannot be applied to an LLC—a decision contrary to the holding in Benzakry v. Patel.
1 comment (Most recent August 29, 2024)
Why Registered Agents? By Sherwin D. Abrams Business and Securities Law, July 2022 These days, our business laws require most entities to have a registered agent.
1 comment (Most recent June 27, 2023)
Condominium Board and Bulk Sales By Sherwin D. Abrams Real Estate Law, March 2022 A summary and analysis of Glazer v. Private Residences at Ontario Place Condo. Ass'n, which involved a proposed bulk sale of all residential and parking units in a condominium in Chicago.
No Guide for the Perplexed By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, March 2022 A look at whether a mortgagee can foreclose if collection of the underlying debt from the debtor’s estate is barred.
Residential Real Property Disclosure Act and the Illinois Trust Code: Has the ITC Repealed Hawkins v. Voss? By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, April 2021 A summary and analysis of Hawkins v. Voss.
Joint Tenancy, Partition, and the Four Unities By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, July 2020 A look at the decision in Estate of Jezewski v. Jaworski.
You Can’t Transfer What You Don’t Own—Or Can You? By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, December 2019 When engaging in estate and gift planning, do not rely on your client to tell you what property he/she owns or how title is held.
Nichols v. Fahrenkamp By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, September 2019 The Illinois Supreme Court recently held that a person appointed as guardian ad litem pursuant to section 506 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act has absolute immunity.
Justice Hyman’s wish By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, June 2019 A summary of In re Estate of Mattson.
Who owns the decedent’s real estate? By Sherwin D. Abrams Real Estate Law, June 2019 A look at an often-misunderstood area of real estate and probate law.
Who owns the decedent’s real estate? By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, April 2019 A look at an often-misunderstood area of real estate and probate law.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, August 2018 An analysis of the recent case Nichols v. Fahrenkamp.
2 comments (Most recent August 26, 2018)
Who’s the client? By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, May 2018 In Estate of Hudson v. Tibble, the court considers whether counsel for the administrator of a decedent’s estate owes a duty to the estate.
2 comments (Most recent June 13, 2018)
Contingent claims: A different take on Vernon v. Schuster By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, March 2018 Might the result in Vernon v. Schuster have been different had the plaintiffs considered a different approach?
Is a POA revoked by appointment of a guardian? By Sherwin D. Abrams Trusts and Estates, October 2017 Comparing the cases of <i>In Re Estate of Beetler</i> and <i>In re Estate of Doyle.</i>

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