Archived entries on probate/estate law before July 2003 can also be found here.

2003: “Probate’s misplaced trust” (Washington Post series), Jun. 16-17. 2002: “Lawyers swallow lion’s share in estate dispute” (Australia), Feb. 18-19. 2001: “New York guardianship scandals“, Dec. 20 (& Jan. 12, 2000); “‘Lawyers pay price for cruel hoaxes’” (phony heirs), Aug. 3-5 (& Nov. 29, 2000, Apr. 10, 2001); “Estate law temptations“, Jul. 6-8; “Write a very clear will” (Jerry Garcia, James Mason, H.J. Lutcher Stark), May 14. 2000: “$1.5 million estate bill included 900 hours spent on fees“, Sept. 8-10.  1999: “Weekend reading: evergreens” (St. Petersburg Times Pulitzer series), Dec. 3-5; “From the evergreen file: L.A. probate horror” (estate of art collector Fred Weisman), Nov. 20-21; “Weekend reading: evergreens” (Denver probate nightmare), Oct. 23-24; “State of legal ethics” (lawyers advertise to stir up will-contest litigation), Oct. 5-6.

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