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The mission of ISBA Trusts and Estates Section
- to be responsible for activities relating to the education of probate, estate planning and trust law practitioners;
- to promote and work for the development, modernization and improvement of legislation relating to the estate planning, probate and trust areas of the law; and
- to review relevant matters and issues, and to study and recommend solutions to various problems involving the public, the courts, and attorneys insofar as the areas of concern of the section are involved.
Related Articles
Current Newsletter — September 2019
- ‘When They Pry It From My Cold Dead Hand’—Transferring Firearms Following the Death or Disability of an Illinois Resident: Part 1
- The Illinois Trust Code: What Is It and What Do I Need to Know? Part 2—Definitions, Trustee Notification Requirements, and Settlement Agreements
- The Attorney’s Fiduciary Duties to Non-Client Trust Beneficiaries
- Nichols v. Fahrenkamp
- Judge Rejects Agency Position Regarding Nursing Home Resident Appeals
Recent Related Cases
Illinois Appellate Court / Civil
Wills | 5th Dist.In re Estate of Siedler, 2019 IL App (5th) 180574 (August 28, 2019) Pope Co. (BOIE) Affirmed and remanded.
Illinois Appellate Court / Civil
Probate | 1st Dist.In re Estate of Pigott, 2019 IL App (1st) 181716 (August 16, 2019) Cook Co., 5th Div. (ROCHFORD) Reversed and remanded.
Illinois Appellate Court / Civil
Probate | 1st Dist.Black v. Black, 2019 IL App (1st) 181452 (June 28, 2019) Cook Co., 1st Div, (PIERCE) Affirmed.
Illinois Appellate Court / Civil
Probate | 1st Dist.In re Estate of Ivy, 2019 IL App (1st) 181691 (June 26, 2019) Cook Co., 3rd Div, (HOWSE) Reversed and remanded.
Upcoming CLE
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October 4 | Champaign
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October 11 | Chicago, Webcast
ISBA Lawyer Education Videos
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Tools and Resources
- Trusts and Estates discussion group is available to section members via the Trusts and Estates community in ISBA Central
- The Trusts and Estates Section directory is available to all ISBA members
- Useful links
- Sample Transfer on Death Instrument forms, provided by ISBA member Katherine A. Chamberlain.
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