Settlement agreements should be entered into with care and with an understanding of the terms—and their implications. Austin Trust Co. v. Houren presents a good example of these considerations.

The family settlement agreement released, “any and all liability arising from any and all Claims,” including “claims of any form of sole contributory concurrent, gross, or other negligence ...

Cue the family settlement agreement. In an FSA, the beneficiaries under a will can agree not to admit the will to probate, or to admit a will that was not the decedent’s most recent will.

The family settlement agreement is an informal, but legal, method of accounting to the beneficiaries concerning all of the financial transactions that have taken place in the estate.

In Austin Trust Co. v. Houren, beneficiaries of a trust executed a family settlement agreement with the former trustee’s estate. No. 21-0355, 2023 Tex. LEXIS 285 (Tex. March 23, 2023). Menu ...

SAN DIEGO — The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal court to enforce provisions of a settlement agreement stemming from its family separation lawsuit. At issue is the Trump ...

Dear “We Miss Granny:” A family settlement agreement is typically an agreement that the heirs of an estate sign that sets out the property distribution of the estate. It is often used when there are ...