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Feb 16, 2026
People use in terrorem clauses to discourage estate litigation. By threatening forfeiture, the...
Feb 16, 2026
An in terrorem clause may appear in different estate planning documents, depending on...
Feb 15, 2026
An in terrorem clause, also called a no‑contest clause, is a provision...
Feb 09, 2026
As of early 2026, only a small minority of U.S. jurisdictions have...
Jan 30, 2026
One of the most valuable parts of Thomas Gallanis’s article is not...
Jan 30, 2026
If the American Law Institute (ALI) undertakes a new Restatement project, a threshold...
Jan 30, 2026
Compared to trust law, the law governing wills and other donative transfers has...
Jan 30, 2026
A new Restatement is not just an academic project. In trusts and estates,...
Jan 30, 2026
In Time for a New Restatement, Thomas P. Gallanis argues that the Restatement...
Jan 30, 2026
The way trusts and estates is taught does more than organize a syllabus....
Jan 30, 2026
Restatements are not mere summaries of existing law. From their inception, they were...