Article on Wills, Trusts, and Estates

J. William Gray Jr. (Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP) and Katherine E. Ramsey (Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP) recently published their article entitled, Wills, Trusts, and Estates, 46 U. Rich. L. Rev. 243 (2011).  The introduction is below: 

The 2011 session of the Virginia General Assembly enacted wills, trusts, and estates legislation that: (i) eliminated a potential federal transfer tax trap in inter vivos marital trusts, (ii) interpreted transfer tax formula clauses in light of recent changes in federal law, and (iii) adopted the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. Three other legislative enactments and seven opinions of the Supreme Court of Virginia during the twelve months ending June 1, 2011, addressed issues affecting this field. In addition to addressing those developments, this article summarizes a recent federal district court opinion that dealt with a significant issue in Virginia trust administration.