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Gerry W. Beyer

Gerry W. Beyer

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National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys announces the Fourth Annual Elder Law Writing Competition

Gerry W. Beyer
January 06, 2009 15:58

Here is some information taken from the Competition's announcement: The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is pleased to present the Fourth Annual NAELA Elder Law Writing Competition offering a $1,500 cash prize for the best article submitted. The winner...

Fall 2008 Issue of Wake Forest's E-Clinic News Now On-line

Gerry W. Beyer
January 06, 2009 14:54

The Fall 2008 issue of E-Clinic News describing the activities of The Elder Law Clinic at the Wake Forest University School of Law is now on-line. The issue clearly reflects why this program is one of the most respected elder...

The unlucky lottery winner

Gerry W. Beyer
January 06, 2009 13:37

Here is the sad case of Donald Peters: Donald and Charlotte were married for 59 years. For twenty years, they had a practice of purchasing Connecticut lottery tickets. On November 1, 2008, Donald purchased two tickets. Later that same day,...

May court disqualify an executor sua sponte?

Gerry W. Beyer
January 06, 2009 13:25

In the case of In re Estate of Gaines, 262 S.W.3d 50 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008, no pet. h.), the person designated by Testatrix as her independent executrix probated Testatrix’s will and asked to be appointed as the independent...

Disputing capacity to execute power of attorney

Gerry W. Beyer
January 05, 2009 22:02

In Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. v. Brown, 261 S.W.3d 394 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008, no pet. h.), Decedent signed a power of attorney naming his son as his agent. Agent open an account with Brokerage which contained an arbitration...