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The New Uniform Probate Code's Surprising Gender Inequities, Kristine Knaplund
The New Uniform Probate Code's Surprising Gender Inequities, Kristine Knaplund
Kristine Knaplund
The new Uniform Probate Code provisions on assisted reproduction include the five critical elements needed to address the broad range of issues in current law and practice, and in general the provisions work well. But as the sections now stand, they pose a delicious irony regarding children conceived and born long after a parent’s death: they allow a woman, especially a married woman, to alter the property distribution of a man’s estate by having a postmortem conception child, but accord very few men the same power. After centuries of laws giving men complete control over their wives’ property, perhaps the …
The New Uniform Probate Code's Surprising Gender Inequities, Kristine Knaplund
The New Uniform Probate Code's Surprising Gender Inequities, Kristine Knaplund
Kristine Knaplund
The new Uniform Probate Code provisions on assisted reproduction include the five critical elements needed to address the broad range of issues in current law and practice, and in general the provisions work well. But as the sections now stand, they pose a delicious irony regarding children conceived and born long after a parent’s death: they allow a woman, especially a married woman, to alter the property distribution of a man’s estate by having a postmortem conception child, but accord very few men the same power. After centuries of laws giving men complete control over their wives’ property, perhaps the …
Can The 'Death Tax' Kill Charity Too? The Impact Of Legislation On Charitable Bequests, Kristine Knaplund
Can The 'Death Tax' Kill Charity Too? The Impact Of Legislation On Charitable Bequests, Kristine Knaplund
Kristine Knaplund
The national debate over the federal estate tax has caused fear in American charities over the past ten years, a fear that is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Since Congress acted in 2001 to repeal the dreaded 'death tax' for one year, for those dying in 2010, charities and individuals have become increasingly concerned about the impact of a repeal on charitable donations. While only a small percentage of charitable gifts come in the form of gifts at death, these few but generous incidents in fact amount to billions of dollars, and are imperative to the operation of …