Trusts and Estates

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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.

Recent Related Cases

  • Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

    Will Contest  |  1st Dist.
    In re Estate of Miller, 2026 IL App (1st) 251314 (September 21, 2026) 1st Div./Cook Co. (ELLIS) Affirmed.

  • Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

    Electronic Wills Act  |  1st Dist.
    In re Estate of Felner v. Felner, 2026 IL App (1st) 251143 (September 10, 2026) 4th Div./Cook Co. (MITCHELL) Affirmed.

  • Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

    Real Property  |  2d Dist.
    In re Estate of Kohnen, 2026 IL App (2d) 250453 (June 18, 2026) McHenry Co. (BIRKETT) Reversed and remanded.

  • Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

    Equitable Adoption  |  1st Dist.
    In re Estate of Hegner, 2026 IL App (1st) 240738 (June 16, 2026) 2d Div./Cook Co. (ELLIS) Affirmed.

  • Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

    Testamentory Capacity  |  5th DIst.
    In re Estate of Ticknor, 2026 IL App (5th) 250501 (June 12, 2026) Marion Co. (BOLLINGER) Affirmed.

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