36th Annual Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course

The Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas will cosponsor the 36th Annual Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course on June 27-29, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. Attendees can receive approximately 20.25 MCLE hours and an expected 3.25 ethics hours. The course will be offered in Houston, Texas and Dallas, Texas as a video course from August 1-3, 2012 and August 22-24, 2012, respectively. Topics to be covered during the Course are listed below:

• Case Law Update
• Trustee Disclosure
• To Apply for Guardianship or Not
• Choice of Entity: Issues for Estate Planners
• Digital Assets
• Property Taxes and Title Insurance: Issues and Answers for the Estate Lawyer
• Creditors Claims in Dependent and Independent Administrations
• Planning in a Cross-border World
• What Texas Lawyers Need to Know About Louisiana Law
• Tax Law Update
• Estate Planning Issues with Intra-family Loans
• New Rules in an Independent Administration and How to Deal With Them
• Decanting from Irrevocable Trusts: Changing the Jurisdiction
• Anatomy of Power of Appointment
• Collaborative Law
• Privilege Issues in the Estate Planning Arena
• Current Issues Related to Estate Planning with IRAs and Qualified Plans