New Laws Archives | Estate Conflicts

Will Disputes,Trust Disputes,New Laws

2022 Year in Review for Trust and Estate Disputes

December 2022

Commonwealth of Virginia,New Laws,Legal Terminology

More Lawsuits Coming?: Virginia’s General Assembly Increases the Jurisdictional Limits in Virginia’s General District Courts for Certain Personal Injury Claims

January 2022

General,Elective share,New Laws

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

January 2019

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

Trust Disputes,New Laws,Gifts

Legislative Update: Virginia’s General Assembly Acts to Reduce Inconsistencies between Revocable Living Trusts and Wills

July 2018

General,New Laws,Court Opinions,Preventing Disputes

Legal Malpractice Claims Against Estate Planning Attorneys in Virginia: Post-Thorsen Legislation

August 2017

General,Will Disputes,New Laws,Preventing Disputes

10 Arguments Against Pre-Death (Antemortem) Probate and Will Contests

January 2017

Expert Witnesses,Commonwealth of Virginia,New Laws,Court Opinions

Daubert In Virginia State Court: Where Do Things Stand Now?

May 2015

Expert Witnesses,Commonwealth of Virginia,New Laws

New Ruling Has Implications for Expert Witnesses in Estate Litigation Matters

March 2015

Undue Influence,Commonwealth of Virginia,New Laws

New Law Enables Possible Recovery Of Attorney’s Fees On Grounds Of Undue Influence

January 2015