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General,Court Opinions,Fiduciary Accounting,Fiduciary Duties

Trustee Accounting Requirements and Duties in Virginia: Hunter v. Hunter’s Discussion of the Concept

June 2021

General,Trust Disputes,Court Opinions,Fiduciary Accounting

Virginia Supreme Court Issues New Ruling Regarding Commissioner of Accounts

October 2019

General

Recovering Attorney’s Fees in Power of Attorney Litigation: Virginia General Assembly Passes New Law Permitting the Recovery of Fees

June 2019

General,Elective share,New Laws

Matters of Style: Spouse’s Elective Share Suit Dismissed for Naming the Wrong Party

January 2019

General

Virginia Supreme Court Clarifies Remedies In Power Of Attorney Lawsuits

November 2018

General,Will Disputes,New Laws

A Bewildering Bequest: The Supreme Court of Virginia Weighs in on the Meaning of a Will’s Residuary Clause

October 2018

General,Will Disputes,Court Opinions

Virginia Supreme Court Issues New Opinion on the Standard to Admit a Will to Probate

August 2018

General,Guardianships & Conservatorships,Undue Influence

Raise It or Waive It? When Parties in Estate Litigation Must Raise (or Waive) Testamentary Capacity/Undue Influence Claims

May 2018

General,Disinheriting Family Members,Fiduciary Duties

Undue Influence in Virginia: Does the Undue Influencer Have to Be a Beneficiary?

February 2018

General,Divorce,Elective share

I Do…I Do…Wait, Did We?: The Virginia Supreme Court Weighs in on the Timing of Marriage Licenses and Ceremonies

November 2017