Court Terminates Irrevocable Trust when Circumstances Change

By Doug Chalgian on July 16, 2022

Talonda was injured in a car accident as a child.  An irrevocable Medicaid payback trust (aka “d4A Trust”) was established to hold the funds recovered from a personal...

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Judge Rips Lawyers and Gets Reversed (but not removed)

By Doug Chalgian on February 26, 2022

  There probably are some legal points to glean from this unpublished opinion, like maybe it’s not ok for a probate judge to disband a trust out of...

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ILIT Survives Termination Attempt

By Doug Chalgian on May 17, 2020

[This post involves tax planning concepts and jargon. Some readers might benefit from a refresher on these topics before diving in. I’ve attempted to provide that refresher at...

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Doug Chalgian

About The Author: Doug Chalgian

I am an estate planning, probate litigating, elder law attorney. This is a blog for clients and professional colleagues. In it I offer my ideas about the state of the law and the practice of law. I believe we are living through a unique period during which the law (which is traditionally slow to change) and society are attempting to evolve to address the explosion of people living long lives. I find these developments fascinating and enjoy being involved in this evolution.