Subject Index Real Estate Law

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie McGrath

June

1999

Column

, Page 298

Guilty but mentally ill'' passes constitutional muster

Trust Accounts and the New Rules for Real Estate Closings

By Paul Sullivan

May

1999

Column

, Page 281

Now lawyers can conduct real estate closings and distribute checks before the buyer's check has cleared, putting them on a level field with title companies and lenders.

Enforcing Judgments Against Property Held in Tenancy by the Entirety

By Ronald R. Peterson & David R. Seligman

April

1999

Article

, Page 196

When and how can creditors attack married debtors' transfer of property from joint tenancy to tenancy by the entirety? A discussion of the murky law.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie McGrath

April

1999

Column

, Page 186

Offer, acceptance, consideration, and criminal law.

An owner of record title of property, who has no legal or equitable interest in the property, has no right to redeem the property

March

1999

Illinois Law Update

, Page 130

On December 31, 1998, the Illinois Supreme Court disagreed with the appellate court when it held that the owner of record title who has no legal or equitable interest has no right to redeem, but affirmed the appellate court on different grounds.

Acquisition, Management and Disposal of Real Property

February

1999

Illinois Law Update

, Page 73

On November 16, 1998, the Department of Central Management Services, the agency that leases or acquires property for all state agencies or authorities, enacted amendments and new provisions into section 5000 of its administrative rules. 44 Ill Adm Code 5000.