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Blockchain Wills, Bridget J. Crawford

Indiana Law Journal

Blockchain technology has the potential to radically alter the way that people have

executed wills for centuries. This Article makes two principal claims—one

descriptive and the other normative. Descriptively, this Article suggests that

traditional wills formalities have been relaxed to the point that they no longer serve

the cautionary, protective, evidentiary, and channeling functions that scholars have

used to justify strict compliance with wills formalities. Widespread use of digital

technology in everyday communications has led to several notable cases in which

individuals have attempted to execute wills electronically. These wills have had a

mixed reception. Four states currently recognize electronic …

An Empirical Assessment Of The Potential For Will Substitutes To Improve State Intestacy Statutes, Mary Louise Fellows, E Gary Spitko, Charles Q. Strohm

Indiana Law Journal

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Wills-Classes Of Legacies

Indiana Law Journal

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The Caring Influence: Beyond Autonomy As The Foundation Of Undue Influence, Trent J. Thornley

Indiana Law Journal

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Euthanasia: Due Process For Death With Dignity; The Living Will, Luis Kutner

Indiana Law Journal

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How To Avoid Problems With Your Will, By Robert A. Farmer; Probate Can Be Quick And Cheap, By William F. Fratcher, William W. Oliver

Indiana Law Journal

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Some Observation On Wills Under The Indiana Probate Code Of 1953, Max Rheinstein

Indiana Law Journal

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Testamentary Capacity As Affected By Insane Delusions

Indiana Law Journal

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Confidential Relation-Presumption Of Undue Influence

Indiana Law Journal

Notes and Comments: Wills

Effect Of Statute Of Frauds On Contracts For Testamentary Disposition, Max C. Peterson

Indiana Law Journal

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Life Estate With A Limited Power Of Disposition

Indiana Law Journal

Notes and Comments: Property and Estates

The Rule Against Perpetuities And The Indiana Perpetuities Statute, W. Barton Leach

Indiana Law Journal

This is the second of two lectures given by Professor Leach at the State Bar Association Institute, held at Indianapolis, January 12, 1940. The subject-matter of the first lecture may be found in an article by Professor Leach on "Powers of Appointment," 24 A. B. A. Jl. 807.

Admissibility Of Judgments Appointing Guardians

Indiana Law Journal

Recent Case Notes: Evidence - Testamentary Capacity

Substitutionary Rule-Future Interests-Life Estate With Gift Over On Death Without Issue

Indiana Law Journal

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Wills-Power Of Appointment-Exercise Of The Power

Indiana Law Journal

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Construction Of Written Instruments, Richard R. Powell

Indiana Law Journal

This article is part of a series of lectures delivered before the Law Institute of the Indianapolis Bar Association in December 1938. A further installment will appear in the April issue of the Journal.

Wills-Abatement Of Legacies

Indiana Law Journal

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Wills-Competency To Attest-Competency Of Spouses

Indiana Law Journal

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Wills-Latent Ambiguity-Intention Of Testator

Indiana Law Journal

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Wills-Devise Over On Decease Of First Taker-Construction

Indiana Law Journal

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Wills-Rule In Shelley's Case

Indiana Law Journal

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Wills-Signature In Superscription-Intention To Adopt Name As Signature

Indiana Law Journal

Recent Case Notes

Cases On Wills And Administration, By Philip Mechem And Thomas E. Atkinson, Paul L. Sayre

Indiana Law Journal

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Non-Contesting Clauses In Wills, Sumner Kenner

Indiana Law Journal

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Preparation And Construction Of Wills, Paul L. Sayre

Indiana Law Journal

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