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Taxation and Trusts & Estates Orange County Business Journal: Living Trusts: How Special Distribution Provisions Can Help You Achieve Your Objectives

Living Trusts: How Special Distribution Provisions Can Help You Achieve Your Objectives By Gordon A. Schaller and Scott Harshman Special Distribution Provisions in Living Trusts The living trust is one of the most basic estate planning tools available, but some lawyers adopt a "one-form-fits-all" approach to drafting the trust. Many clients have special situations that […]

Land Use JMBM Development Rights: In California the Magic Number is 99!

California voters have spoken and the state now has a new law on eminent domain. On June 3rd, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 99, while sending the rival Proposition 98, down to defeat. The genesis of both initiatives was the landmark decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New London. That decision upheld […]