Trusts and Estates
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 — June 2017
- Include trustee’s acceptance language in an instrument conveying real property out of a land trust into a living trust
- What constitutes a gift of farm land?
- A summary of the Trusts & Estates Section’s February 2017 business meeting
Recent Related Cases
Illinois Supreme Court
Power of Attorney Act
In re Estate of Shelton
Illinois Appellate Court
Doctrine of Election; Wills
Centure Bank v. Voga
ISBA Lawyer Education Videos
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Tools and Resources
- The Trusts and Estates discussion group is available to section members via the My Discussions Groups page.
- Useful links
- Sample Transfer on Death Instrument forms, provided by ISBA member Katherine A. Chamberlain.
