By, Kate Dopkin, Elder & Disability Law Clinic Student, Spring 2022 It is increasingly common that many documents, including binding legal contracts, are created and signed in an electronic form.[1] However, under the laws of most states, a person’s last will and testament is still only valid if it is in tangible paper form.[2] For […]
Month: March 2022
By, Sam Petto, Elder & Disability Law Clinic Student, Spring 2022 The Virginia probate process, or the court-supervised process of determining whether a decedent left a valid will, conducting an accounting of the decedent’s estate, and distributing the decedent’s assets to beneficiaries, has a reputation for creating hassle and costing time and money. Fortunately, Virginia […]
By, Alecs Dragus, Elder & Disability Law Clinic Student, Spring 2022 The battle over the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I culminated in the unforgettable case Altmann v. Republic of Austria, when Maria Altmann, a U.S. citizen fought the Republic of Austria to recover five paintings by Gustav Klimt that belonged to her family.[1] The Portrait […]