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The Specter Of Civil Law Clawback Actions Haunting U.S. And Uk Charitable Giving, Aaron Schwabach Jun 2012

The Specter Of Civil Law Clawback Actions Haunting U.S. And Uk Charitable Giving, Aaron Schwabach

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Of Charities And Clawbacks: The European Union Proposal On Successions And Wills As A Threat To Charitable Giving, Aaron Schwabach Jun 2011

Of Charities And Clawbacks: The European Union Proposal On Successions And Wills As A Threat To Charitable Giving, Aaron Schwabach

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In the United Kingdom, and to a lesser extent the United States, an inter vivos gift, once given, cannot be reclaimed by the giver's heirs. In civil law countries the situation is quite different: Not only spouses, but issue and in some cases even ascendants, are entitled to a forced share of a decedent's estate--and these forced shares are assessed against a notional “estate” that includes the testator's inter vivos gifts. If the total of these forced shares exceeds the amount actually available in the decedent's estate at death, the recipients of the gifts, or their successors, may be forced …


Review Of Raymond C. O'Brien & Michael T. Flannery, Decedents' Estates: Cases And Materials (2006), Gerry W. Berry Apr 2007

Review Of Raymond C. O'Brien & Michael T. Flannery, Decedents' Estates: Cases And Materials (2006), Gerry W. Berry

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Wills—Holographic Wills And Testamentary Intent—Extrinsic Evidence Is Inadmissible To Prove Testimentary Intent For Holographic Wills Lacking Words Of Disposition. Edmundson V. Estate Of Fountain, No. 03-1459, 2004 Wl 1475423 (Ark. July 1, 2004), J. M. Robinette Jul 2005

Wills—Holographic Wills And Testamentary Intent—Extrinsic Evidence Is Inadmissible To Prove Testimentary Intent For Holographic Wills Lacking Words Of Disposition. Edmundson V. Estate Of Fountain, No. 03-1459, 2004 Wl 1475423 (Ark. July 1, 2004), J. M. Robinette

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Arkansas And The Uniform Probate Code: Some Issues And Answers, Richard V. Wellman Apr 1979

Arkansas And The Uniform Probate Code: Some Issues And Answers, Richard V. Wellman

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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