Probate & Property Magazine (33:03)

Section Officer and Council Nominations

The Committee has completed its deliberations and hereby submits its nomination of the following persons to serve in the officer capacity noted by each name:

The Importance of Asking “Why?”

Young Lawyers Network: As a new lawyer, you often don’t have much control over the work you’re given.

Congress Recognizes the Benefits of a Uniform State Law to Help Owners of Heirs Property

Uniform Laws Update provides information on uniform and model state laws in development as they apply to property, trust, and estate matters. The editors of Probate & Property welcome information and suggestions from readers.

Keeping Current—Property

Keeping Current—Property offers a look at selected recent cases, literature, and legislation. The editors of Probate & Property welcome suggestions and contributions from readers.

Keeping Current—Probate

Keeping Current—Probate offers a look at selected recent cases, literature, and legislation. The editors of Probate & Property welcome suggestions and contributions from readers.

Navigating Maine’s New Road Disclosure Law

Maine practitioners representing a seller of commercial or undeveloped real estate must advise their client as to new access road disclosure requirements recently enacted by the state legislature.

Moving Past Roadblocks to Automation: The Magical World of Document Assembly

Technology—Property provides information on current technology and microcomputer software of interest in the real property area. The editors of Probate & Property welcome information and suggestions from readers.

Three Common Cringeworthy Errors

The drafter just needs to think—both about the meanings of the words used and about whether those words, read literally, actually effect the parties’ intent.

Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds : A Tax Investment Worth Considering

By Michael Hirschfeld and Philip R. Hirschfeld

The 2017 Tax Act created a new investment vehicle called the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) Fund, for the purpose of spurring investment in thousands of economi-cally distressed areas across the country.

ShiftingGears : Estate Planning for Today’s Emerging Adults

By Eileen Gallo

Whether known as the Peter Pan syndrome, a perpetual pursuit of passion, or being 25 years old and living in your parent’s basement, the journey and life of an emerging adult is no longer a novelty, an aberration, or a generational crisis.

The Case for Trusts as an Alternative to Prenuptial Agreements When Religion Intervenes

By Michael A. Sneeringer

A funny thing happens on the road to marital bliss. I love you becomes “I love you, but. . . do you mind signing this. . . this protects both of us. . . my parents think it would be a good idea. . .,” etc.

The Legal Aspects of Investing in Senior Housing

By Michael A. Okaty

As more baby boomers retire, the opportunity arises for investors to benefit from growth in the senior housing market.

Fair Housing and Discrimination After Inclusive Communities

By David L. Callies and Derek B. Simon

The FHA protects the following classes and no others (in particular, there is no per se protection for economic status): race, color, religion, sex (but not sexual orientation), family status, national origin, and handicapped status.

Celebrity Estate Planning : Misfires of the Rich and Famous II

By Jessica Galligan Goldsmith, David Y. Choi, Shaina S. Kamen, Gerry Joyce, Christiana M. Lazo, Alison Silverman, and Bruce D. Steiner

In many ways, celebrities are no different from other people. Even though they often have access to the best managers, agents, and attorneys, celebrities often have non-existent or outdated estate plans.

Financing The American Dream

By David Reiss

Two movie scenes can bookend the last hundred years of housing finance. In Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1946), George Bailey speaks to panicked depositors demanding their money back from Bailey Bros. Building and Loan. This tiny thrift in the little town of Bedford Falls had closed its doors after it had to repay a large loan and temporarily ran out of money to return to its depositors. George tells them: