Articles by Frank N. Ikard, Jr.

• Disclosure by a Fiduciary/Trustee Outside Formal Discovery : Non-traditional Rules and Alternative Methods

  An analysis of a trustee's duty to disclose information to trust beneficiaries.




• Administration of Community Property After a Spouse's Death

  An analysis of issues involved in the administration of community property in Texas after the death of a spouse.




• Trust Litigation Suing and Defending a Trustee for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

  An analysis of issues involved in trust litigation.




• Exculpatory Clauses and Their Effectiveness to Protect Drafters and Fiduciaries

  Suggestions for drafting needed clauses in wills and trusts to avoid or minimize potentital liability in fiduciary litigation.




• Specialty Drafting Regarding the Fiduciary

  Suggested clauses to be used in wills and trusts to protect a fiduciary from liability and/or to prevent fiduciary litigation.




• Jurisdiction in Probate Practice

  An analysis of the evolution of probate court jurisdiction in Texas.

Articles By Alvin J. Golden

• Trust Litigation in Texas

• To Love, Honor, Cherish and Act as a Fiduciary

  A Frightening new component of the marital compact.




• Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax, of Cabbages and Kings

  Through the looking glass of discounts and premiums in marital deduction funding.




• An Overview of Community Property Law

  Written by Jerry A. Kasner and Alvin J. Golden




• Life After Estate Tax Reform

  An analysis of and observations on the estate tax, gift tax and generation skipping transfer tax provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA)




• Total Return Unitrusts

  An analysis of the pros and cons of the use of total return unitrusts in estate planning, including legal and economic analysis, drafting issues with an emphasis on practical considerations.




• Administration of Community Property After a Spouse's Death

  An analysis of Texas Probate Code Ann. '177(b) andthe executor's duty or right to administer certain community property after the first spouse's death, including the rights of the surviving spouse.