Current Developments: October 2026 Review

By WealthCounsel Staff on Oct 16, 2026, 9:00:00 AM

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In the past month, we have seen significant developments in estate planning, business law, elder law, and special needs planning. We have highlighted the most noteworthy developments to ensure you and your firm stay informed of any changes. From cases addressing whether a residence should be included in a decedent’s gross estate despite a qualified personal residence trust transfer, vacating the integration mandate provisions of a federal regulation, and ruling on the limited partner exception to self-employment tax, to a new California law imposing requirements on attorneys’ use of artificial intelligence (AI), read on to learn how these developments may impact your practice. 


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Current Developments: September 2026 Review

By WealthCounsel Staff on Sep 11, 2026, 9:41:01 AM

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In the past month, we have seen significant developments in estate planning, business law, elder law, and special needs planning. We have highlighted the most noteworthy developments to ensure you and your firm stay informed of any changes. From a private letter ruling addressing trustee-to-trustee transfers of funds from estate-owned individual retirement accounts to cases rejecting a cap on noneconomic damages for an injured nursing home resident and sanctioning a litigant for misuse of AI instructions and a new Corporate Transparency Act final rule, read on to learn how these developments may impact your practice.

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Current Developments: August 2026 Review

By WealthCounsel Staff on Aug 18, 2026, 2:58:38 PM

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In the past month, we have seen significant developments in estate planning, business law, elder law, and special needs planning. We have highlighted the most noteworthy developments to ensure you and your firm stay informed of any changes. From a federal case addressing the valuation of terminated trust interests to a Department of Justice (DOJ) notice that longstanding Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidance is unenforceable and new guidance on Trump accounts and artificial intelligence (AI), read on to learn how these developments may impact your practice. 

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