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From the Death and Taxes Blog
- Who's The Boss? The Fiduciary-Beneficiary Relationship If you grew up in the 1980's like I did, you know that the question "Who's The Boss?" has a few ....
- What the heck is "bond in lieu of probate"? In Illinois, you can avoid a probate proceeding so long as the assets you owned in your own name at ....
- Illinois Pet Trusts: An Introduction A line in my baby book reads: "Joel is afraid of animals, clowns, and men with beards." That's still ....
- Refuse or Lose: The Doctrine of Election Robert S. Held has a nice article in this month's Illinois Bar Journal (registration required -- but ....