http://www.cathymacklaw.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 2 http://www.cathymacklaw.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000634&title=Wills+-+The+Writing+Requirement&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>Wills - The Writing Requirement</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>A written will is obviously required to be in writing. What the writing requirement really means is that the medium a will is written in must be sufficiently... http://www.cathymacklaw.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000634&title=Wills+-+The+Writing+Requirement&source=feed http://www.cathymacklaw.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000473&title=The+Natural+Objects+of+One%27s+Bounty+-+II&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>The Natural Objects of One's Bounty - II</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>This article is the second part of a three-part series describing the traditional names for the various members of one's family.</P> <P></P> <P>The first... http://www.cathymacklaw.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000473&title=The+Natural+Objects+of+One%27s+Bounty+-+II&source=feed http://www.cathymacklaw.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000518&title=Descent+and+Distribution%2C+Generally&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>Descent and Distribution, Generally</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>Traditionally, a state statute of descent and distribution provides the order of preference for disposal of an intestate's net estate. As a general rule, the... http://www.cathymacklaw.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000518&title=Descent+and+Distribution%2C+Generally&source=feed http://www.cathymacklaw.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000373&title=Trust+Modification+and+Termination&source=feed <P><STRONG>Modification</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>A court will modify a trust where the trust's leading purpose is frustrated by a specific directive made by the trustor. In such instances, the directive will be struck in order to accomplish the... http://www.cathymacklaw.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000373&title=Trust+Modification+and+Termination&source=feed http://www.cathymacklaw.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000374&title=Voting+Trusts&source=feed The special purpose served with a voting trust is to transfer the right to vote shares of stock without losing control of the stock itself or any other rights associated with it, such as appreciation, dividends, or other distributions. The voting... http://www.cathymacklaw.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000374&title=Voting+Trusts&source=feed