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Articles From Chuck Newland

Creating and Construing a Trust and the Problem of the Unsigned Amendment Under the Illinois Trust Code By Chuck Newland Trusts and Estates, December 2021 Practitioners should make sure that their trust documents expressly allow for the documents to be amended and revoked and set forth a clear method of amending. They should also impress upon their clients that it is important to substantially comply with the method if they want the amendment to be enforceable.
The Attorney’s Fiduciary Duties to Non-Client Trust Beneficiaries By Chuck Newland Trusts and Estates, September 2019 Although attorneys do not usually have fiduciary duties to a non-client, it is a mistake to assume they never do.

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