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Getting Out of Federal Court

Challenging jurisdiction in fiduciary litigation.

Joshua S. Rubenstein, Bonnie Lynn Chmil | Nov 17, 2017

There’s been a veritable explosion of fiduciary litigation in recent years, attributable to a host of factors, including the escalating amount of wealth at stake; the reduction in transfer taxes leaving larger inheritances to fight over; the lengthening of life spans causing beneficiaries to wait longer than ever to inherit; the changing nature of families with the legalization of gay marriage, adult adoption and other alternative family structures; and the ever more litigious society

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