A view from Florida: who decides a trust contest, a judge or a jury?
Most of what I write here is about Ohio probate litigation. This one comes from…
Lost the heirship fight in probate court? Don’t file that appeal yet.
Ohio’s courts of appeals can only review final orders. Everyone knows that. What trips people…
Who takes the trust when every beneficiary is gone and the gift-over clause names a dead man?
In Smith v. Avery, Ohio’s Fifth District held that a trust gift-over to the “then surviving Trustor” passes to the settlor’s heirs, not the trustee.
Can a trustee escape liability by refusing to understand the trust she signed?
Ohio farmhouse similar to the trust property at issue in a probate dispute
Morgan v. Ciccone: How Purging Civil Contempt Can Forfeit a Fiduciary’s Appeal
By Daniel McGowan | Law Offices of Daniel McGowan, LLC On April 28, 2026, Ohio’s…
Can a Pour-Over Will Launder Fraud? Missouri Says Yes — Ohio and Florida Say No
A Missouri appellate court just held that a trust procured by undue influence can be…
Allen v. Davis: When Protecting the Vulnerable Vindicates Testamentary Freedom
By Daniel McGowan | Law Offices of Daniel McGowan, LLC On March 25, 2026, Ohio’s…
Marcinkevicius v. Galloway: A Study in Equity, Family Conflict, and Successor-Trustee Appointments
On April 9, 2026, Ohio’s Eighth District Court of Appeals decided Marcinkevicius v. Galloway, 2026-Ohio-1280…
The No-So-Golden Years: Why Ohio Needs a Better Answer for Dementia Defendants
A Cleveland probate litigator endorses a new Texas Tech law review proposal to create an involuntary-commitment pathway for defendants with dementia-and explains why Ohio needs the same reform under R.C. 2945.37 and R.C. 2111.
Trustees as investment managers: Its not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game
Source: Trustees as investment managers: Its not whether you win or lose, it’s how you…