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Elder Law and Special Needs Newsletter: April 2024 Issue

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Check out our April Elder Law and Special Needs newsletter! Our legal team explores important topics including beneficiary designations and the recent updates to the Medicaid divisor, which came into effect this month....more

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The Importance of Charitable Beneficiary Planning: Lessons from the Matter of the Estate of Heinecke

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The recent Appellate Division decision, In the Matter of the Estate of Heinecke, serves as an important warning to those who have named charitable organizations as beneficiaries in their Last Will and Testament. The case...more

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The Case For Making Substantial Unrestricted Gifts To A Charitable Corporation Indirectly Via Assignment To An Independent...

When considering how to make a substantial gift to a charitable corporation, one should not rule out making it indirectly via assignment to an independent trustee. First, an independent trusteeship facilitates proper asset...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Trust Disputes: When a Charitable Donation Seems Impossible, Cy Pres may be able to Help

Florida residents spend time and energy to ensure their wishes are carried out after death by preparing a will or trust through the assistance of an estate lawyer. Sometimes, their wishes include donating money, land, or...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Cy-Près Love: B.C. to Impose Requirements for Charitable Distributions of Funds from Class Proceedings

On November 19, 2018, the Government of British Columbia introduced Bill 57, Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill), in the legislative assembly for first reading. If passed, the Bill will amend the Class...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Supreme Court Will Soon Weigh in on Class Arbitration and Cy Pres Issues

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear two important cases next year involving important issues for class action lawyers and the clients they serve. In Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela, the Supreme Court will decide “whether...more

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Supreme Court to Review Use of Charitable Donation to Settle Privacy Claims Against Google

A challenge to the use of a cy pres charitable donations to settle privacy claims against Google will be heard by the Supreme Court. In Frank v. Gaos, petitioners seek reversal of lower court decisions rejecting their...more

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