In Williams v. Reed, 145 S. Ct. 465 (2025), the United States Supreme Court reversed an Alabama Supreme Court decision affirming the dismissal of plaintiffs’ Section 1983 claims for lack of jurisdiction, based on the...more
Subject matter jurisdiction describes the power and authority to adjudicate a case, and to enter a valid, binding judgment. This power is derived from Alabama’s constitution and its statutes....more
Seventeen states now have statutes allowing for the creation of a domestic asset protection trust (“DAPT”), also sometimes referred to as a self settled spendthrift trust or a self settled asset protection trust. Although...more