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September 8, 2017

Trust Act 2017

Signed into law by Governor Carney on August 30, 2017, Trust Act 2017 includes a number of changes to Title […]

August 2, 2016

Modification of Irrevocable Trusts by Consent of the Grantor, the Fiduciaries, and the Beneficiaries

Delaware is now an even better place to create and administer trusts. On Friday, July 29, 2016, Delaware Governor Jack Markell […]

May 13, 2016

Legislative Update: Delaware’s Premium Tax for Trust-Owned Private Placement Life Insurance is Now 0%

On May 5, 2016, House Bill 273, was created and signed into effect by Delaware Governor Jack Markell.  Delaware’s premium […]

October 15, 2015

Legislative Update: Trust Act 2015

On August 7, 2015, House Bill 164, known as the Trust Act (the “Act”), was signed into law by Governor […]

July 29, 2015

Legislative Update: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 12 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FIDUCIARY RELATIONS.

On July 10, 2015, Senate Bill 42 was signed into law by Governor Jack Markell.  The legislation codified existing law […]

February 13, 2015

Trustco Bank v. Mathews, et al., C.A. No. 8374-VCP, (Del. Ch. Jan. 22, 2015).

Trustco Bank v. Mathews, et al., C.A. No. 8374-VCP, (Del. Ch. Jan. 22, 2015). In a recent decision by Vice […]

December 31, 2014

Hardy v. Hardy, et. al., C.A. No. 7531-VCP, n. 119 (Del.Ch. July 29, 2014)

In July of this year, the Delaware Chancery Court decided a case involving a claim against two individual trustees for […]

August 12, 2014

Trust Industry Brief: The Assets that We Forgot: How to Properly Integrate Digital Assets Into Your Trust Planning

On August 12, 2014, Delaware was one of the first states to sign into law a Fiduciary Access to Digital […]

July 24, 2014

Trust Act 2014 signed into law by Delaware Governor Jack Markell

Please see our Trust Industry Brief regarding the Act to Amend Titles 12 and 25 of The Delaware Code relating […]