Recent posts on Jewish Legal Perspectives- Fundamentals of Mesirah
- Decision on liability for unauthorized autopsy
- Appellate Court Affirms Decision Allowing Disinterment
- Seminar: To Be or Not to Be: The Convergence of Halacha, Law and Medicine in Matters of Death and Dying
- Delegating credit matters to employees may obligate business owners
- When Being Lubavitch is Not Enough
Author Archives: Saul Elnadav
Lecture announcement: “Equity in the 21st Century, a Surrogate’s Court Perspective”
I received the following via e-mail: On May 12 at 6:00 PM, Michael P. Ryan, chief clerk of the Nassau County Surrogate’s Court, will present a free lecture, the Ruth Lewinson Memorial Lecture, at the New York County Lawyers’ Association … Continue reading
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Richard Epstein on the estate tax
Richard Epstein, responding to Paul Krugman’s Op-Ed in the New York Times, defends the Republic position on unemployment benefits, the estate tax and health care. With regard to the estate tax he writes: So let’s start with the estate tax … Continue reading
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Avrohom Gefen and I recently launched a new blog, Jewish Legal Perspectives (http://www.jlperspectives.org). We are posting regularly.
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Will Congress’ inaction on the estate tax cause more deaths in 2010?
Paul L. Caron, the TaxProf blogger, provided the following chart from a 2006 article by Joshua S. Gans and Andrew Leigh, “Toying with Death and Taxes: Some Lessons from Down Under”. The chart purports to show that a significant number of the deaths in … Continue reading
Will contests: surviving summary judgment
Surrogate Calvaruso of Monroe County issued a decision in Matter of Feller on January 4, 2010, worth reading for its succinct summary of some of the burdens of proof and presumptions that have to be overcome to survive summary judgment … Continue reading
Halachic Wills & Estates Series by the Bais HaVaad
The Bais HaVaad Institute of Talmudic Law is presenting a seven part internet lecture series on halachic wills and estates. I mentioned the introductory lecture by Rabbi Ari Marburger in my post on the Estate of Max Feinberg. The second lecture, … Continue reading
New York Power of Attorney and Statutory Major Gifts Rider forms
The New York State Bar Association has the new Power of Attorney and Statutory Major Gifts Rider forms for download in Word or Wordperfect, along with suggested clauses for the Modifications sections. The forms cost $20 but are free for NYSBA members. You can download the forms here. Continue reading
House to vote on estate tax amendment
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 4154 on December 3, 2009. The bill freezes the estate tax exclusion at $3.5 million with a maximum tax rates of 45%. Continue reading
Halachic perspective on the Estate of Max Feinberg
Disinheritance in halacha, and how Jewish the so-called Jewish Clause really is. Discussion of the Estate of Max Feinberg. Continue reading
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Reverse mortgages
Reverse mortgages are not new, but they have been gaining in popularity. In March 2009, the New York Times attributed recent interest to the credit crunch, since reverse mortgage lenders do not generally consider borrowers’ credit histories. According to the New … Continue reading
