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Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

Individual Trustee Delegates to Financial Institution the Job of Taking Custody and Keeping Track of Income and Principal: The...

While PC software programs are a practical improvement over the trustee’s hard-copy ledger book, when it comes to keeping track of trust income and principal these programs still require serious clerical monitoring on the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Judgment Secured in Case Alleging Mismanagement of Artist's Trust

A five-year legal dispute between heirs of the renowned artist Thomas Hart Benton and the trust department that administered and managed the Benton Trust produced a significant ruling last month in Jackson County, Missouri...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Bank Pays Price for Refusing to Honor Request Made Under a Power of Attorney

A durable power of attorney (POA) allows the person creating the POA, called the "principal," to name a trusted agent who can act on his behalf in almost any situation. But because of the risk of abuse, many banks will...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Alert: Five Things You Should Know About Connecticut’s New Uniform Power of Attorney Act

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A Power of Attorney is an important estate planning tool that allows an individual (the “Agent”) to act on behalf of another person (the “Principal”) in financial and other matters without involving the probate court. A new...more

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