Torts

A tort is an act that injures someone in some way, and for which the injured person may sue the wrongdoer for damages. Legally, torts are called civil wrongs, as opposed to criminal ones.

Trusts

A trust is a device for managing property. Its an arrangement for making gifts and the management of assets by a trustee who holds legal title for the benefit of the beneficiary who holds equitable title. A trust has bifurcated title held in a fiduciary relationship that imposes legal obligations upon the trustee. Unlike in […]

Wills

A will or testament is a legal declaration by which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage their estate and provides for the transfer of their property at death. Historically a will has been limited to real property while testament applied only to dispositions of personal property (thus giving rise to […]