The word “situs,” from the Latin for “position” or “location,” is often used in connection with three different issues: which state’s courts have jurisdiction over the administration of the trust, which state’s laws govern the interpretation or administration of the...
An appeal of an order directing emergency distributions from a trust to preserve licenses for seats for the Los Angeles Lakers did not become moot after the trustee made the distributions because the trustee had raised a jurisdictional issue that … Continue reading
The validity of the appointment of a successor trustee by the beneficiaries of the trust for a trust that was created by California settlors and provided for the interpretation of the trust in accordance with California law was to be … Continue reading
Pennsylvania’s filial support law (23 Pa.C.S. § 4603) applies to the New Jersey parents of an adult indigent son who was provided care in Pennsylvania. Melmark, Inc. v. Schutt, 78 MAP 2017 (Pa. 4/26/2019), rev’g 169 A.3d 638, 2017 PA … Continue reading
Pennsylvania’s filial support law (23 Pa.C.S. § 4603) did not apply to the New Jersey parents of an adult indigent son who was provided care in Pennsylvania. Melmark, Inc. v. Schutt, 169 A.3d 638, 2017 PA Super 272 (8/21/2017), rev’d, … Continue reading