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Protecting Same-Sex Marriage Assets in Michigan If Obergefell is Ever Overturned

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When the Supreme Court made its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, same-sex couples across the country gained the right to marry. But with recent shifts in the legal landscape, such as the overturning of Roe...more

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Protecting Your Family’s Legacy: Estate Planning in Columbus’s Booming Economy

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Over the past decade, Central Ohio has undergone a remarkable economic transformation. Columbus and its surrounding areas have attracted major investments from tech giants like Intel, Amazon, and Google, transforming the...more

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Misspelled Name Leads to Land Title Chaos

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Carson et al v. Winter Gordon, Junior is a reason you should not name your son after yourself. But if you insist, at least spell his name correctly. ...more

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Court Construed Holographic Will To Devise Certain Property To A Granddaughter

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In In re Estate of Martinez, a son appealed an order finding that his mother’s holographic will devised certain property to his daughter. No. 04-22-00708-CV, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 1258 (Tex. App.—San Antonio February 21, 2024,...more

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Making Your Words Count

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A recent decision by the Fourth Court of Appeals reiterates the Texas judiciary’s commitment to interpreting the four corners of a document where language is unambiguous, and to giving plain and ordinary meaning to the...more

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Legal Procedures on Selling Heirs' Inherited Property in the UAE

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In the United Arab Emirates, inheritance and wills are governed by a combination of Sharia law and civil laws. The legal framework for Muslim individuals' wills and inheritance is primarily based on the Federal Law No....more

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Court Holds That Testatrix Died Partially Intestate And That The Term “Personal Effects” In A Will Did Not Include Real Property

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In In re Estate of Ethridge, a testatrix signed a will that provided that “all my personal effects” would be devised to her nephew in law and that her half interest in a home went to another person. No. 11-17-00291-CV, 2019...more

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