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Ghosts From The Grave-Inheriting Through The Predeceased Under Ohio Law , Kevin Purcell
Ghosts From The Grave-Inheriting Through The Predeceased Under Ohio Law , Kevin Purcell
Cleveland State Law Review
This Article seeks to advise the estate-planning attorney that Ohio's laws concerning inheriting through predeceased persons is a labyrinth of arbitrary rules, the majority of which serve no apparent public policy. Specifically, very different sets of rules apply to inheriting through a predeceased person via intestacy, a will, a living trust, or a "beneficiary designation" type account, such as a "payable on death" account (hereinafter P.O.D.). Additionally, Ohio law contains surprisingly high doses of ambiguity in some of the most basic principles of law relating to inheriting through predeceased next of kin or predeceased named-beneficiaries in a dispositive-planning instrument. Rather …
A Primer On Organ Donation , Louis J. Sirico Jr.
A Primer On Organ Donation , Louis J. Sirico Jr.
Journal of Law and Health
As organ donation gains increasing attention in our society, attorneys have an obligation to stay current on the issues so that they can properly advise two groups of clients: those who may need transplants and those who, if given reliable information, might consider becoming organ donors. A client in need of a transplant may wish advice about putting his or her affairs in order, and a client who retains an attorney to draft a will may be interested in learning about organ donation. Attorneys should know what a potential organ recipient should consider, how donated organs are allocated, how to …