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Inheritance Slayer Statutes

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Washington has an Expansive “Slayer Statute”

Nearly 140 years ago, the United States Supreme Court first recognized that one who causes harm to another should not financially benefit from the estate of the harmed person. In Mutual Life v. Armstrong, the defendant was...more

Gray Reed

Live-In Mom Killed Daughter’s Father: Her Rights to the Child’s Inheritance?

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Kittie started dating her daughter’s boyfriend Butch when he was 17 years old. They apparently dated for over twenty years, during which time Kittie purchased him a house to “use.” Butch later moved into the house with his...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Trust & Estate Controversy Virtual Forum | Nobody Likes A Killer - October 29th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am PDT

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David Baker, Lisa Linsky and Margaret Sanne will discuss slayer statutes and wrongful death as civil murder statutes make certain crime doesn’t pay....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Webinar] Representations of Wealth Planning and Conflict in Film and Literature: What Can We Learn from Such Depictions? -...

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Producers, writers, and reporters have long been fascinated with high-stakes wealth, estate and trusts, and shareholder disputes. Whether tragic or comic, the drama between clients, families, business partners, as well as the...more

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