Articles From Chad J. Richter

In re Hirschfeld—Presumptions of Gift or Undue Influence, Fraud for POA Spouse By Chad J. Richter Trusts and Estates, November 2024 On August 1, 2023, the Illinois Appellate Court of the Fifth District clarified a nuance to the burden-shifting presumptions applied to spouses and fiduciaries. The Hirschfeld case concerned a citation to recover assets proceeding brought by the decedent’s children of a former marriage against the surviving spouse, who was also the attorney-in-fact of the decedent. 

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