Brouse McDowell | USA | 26 Jul 2023
One of the biggest concerns clients have when meeting with estate planning attorneys is avoiding probate. Probate is a court process that facilitates…
Brouse McDowell | USA | 16 May 2023
On March 23, 2023, Ohio joined 48 other states in allowing married partners to enter into postnuptial agreements that alter their marital legal…
Frost Brown Todd LLP | USA | 30 Sep 2019
Nexus is nearly an impossible concept to grasp in most state and local tax (SALT) contexts as states continue grasping at more and more possible…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 17 Nov 2018
The 132nd Ohio General Assembly's lame-duck session will run the day after the November 6 General Election through the end of 2018. This session is…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 24 Aug 2017
The Eighth District Court of Appeals surprised many Ohio practitioners this month by applying a fiduciary exception to the attorney-client privilege…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 21 Aug 2017
One of the many reasons that clients consider trusts in their estate planning is to protect assets from the creditors of their beneficiaries. In this…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 7 Aug 2017
The Second and Eighth District Courts of Appeals demonstrate how difficult it is to establish undue influence. In Ohio, the general test to establish…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 20 Jul 2017
A recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Appellate District illustrates Ohio courts' reluctance in removing fiduciaries. In re Estate…
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter | USA | 15 May 2017
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a written claim presented to someone other than the court-appointed fiduciary does not comply with Ohio’s law…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 28 Apr 2017
On April 26, 2017, the Ohio Fifth Appellate District rejected a rule of proportionality in awarding attorneys’ fees in trust litigation. This…