New York law now allows Domestic Partner Power to Make Anatomical Gifts:
Effective October 25, 2009, New York will allow a domestic partner the ability to make an anatomical gift of the other partner’s organs. 2009 Sess. Law News of N.Y. Ch. 348.
Changes to Wills, Trusts, & Estates Laws in North Carolina:
New legislation includes the following:
- Allowing a trustee to appoint trust property to another trust for the same beneficiary. 2009 N.C. Laws S.L. 2009-318.
- Establishing a procedure for providing notice to creditors without estate administration when a decedent dies leaving no property subject to probate. 2009 N.C. Laws S.L. 2009-444.
- Increasing the amount of funeral expenses with payment priority to $3,500 from $2,500. The first $1,500 of gravestone and burial location expenses were also given priority. 2009 N.C. Laws S.L. 2009-288.
- Revamping how a surviving spouse’s forced share is computed. 2009 N.C. Laws S.L. 2009-368.
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