True Donative Freedom: Using Mediation to Resolve the DisparateImpact Current Succession Law Has on Committed Same-GenderLoving Couples
By X. Brian Edwards, February 8, 2012
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Mediation offers a mechanism by which same-gender couples can protect their established estate plans from probate challenges and preserve donative intent. Specifically, mediation can help ensure testamentary plans are not successfully challenged in probate, and mediation can help minimize potential problems between the surviving partner and surviving blood relations.
