CLE on Changing Estate Documents

The ABA Section of Taxation  will host a live CLE Webinar and Teleconference entitled, Contesting, Correcting and Changing Your Estate Documents – Why Your Documents Are Alive Even After You’re Dead!, on Wednesday February 27, 2013 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EST. Guests can earn 1.5 hours of CLE credit in 60 minute states and 1.8 hours of CLE credit in 50 minute states. Provided below is a description of the event:

This panel will address litigation issues involving commonly drafted estate planning documents for owners of closely held businesses, including actions for rescission, interpretation, modification and reformation of wills and trusts. Topics shall include undue influence, lack of capacity, change in circumstances, ambiguities, correcting mistakes, and related procedural and evidentiary issues which planners need to know. It will include a discussion of national trends, common estate planning pitfalls, and best practices to address potential future litigation or disputes involving your legal work.