Probate Act News Today

The litigation was self-serving and unnecessary: court

Historians have accused the Government of planning to “delete history” by digitising and then destroying millions of people’s wills.

The estate planning world certainly saw its share of turbulence from 2020-2022. With two significant elections, it is hard to remember a previous time with such substantial uncertainty...

On August 11, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) signed House Bill 219 into law, now expanding recoverable damages under the Wrongful Death Act and Probate Act of 1975.

(The Center Square) – A new Illinois law allows some individuals who had previously been convicted of a felony to be able to serve as executors for someone elses estate.

(The Center Square) – A new Illinois law allows some individuals who had previously been convicted of a felony to be able to serve as executors for someone else's estate. As signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, House Bill 1268...

On May 18, 2023, the Illinois General Assembly passed House Bill 219 (Bill) which, if signed by Governor Pritzker, would allow punitive damages in wrongful death cases. Illinois law...

Leveraging your investments in a falling market can lead to you being margin called.

Leveraging your investments in a falling market can lead to you being margin called.

Leveraging your investments in a falling market can lead to you being margin called.