Category: Divorce

In re Estate of Easterday

Abstract Case Name: In re Estate of Easterday, 209 A.3d 331 (Pa. 2019).Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.      Plaintiff/Counter-Claim Defendant: Matthew M. Easterday, son of Decedent.Defendant/Counter-Claim Plaintiff: Colleen A. Easterday, wife/soon-to-be ex-wife of Decedent.Concepts: Estate Planning; Divorce; Life Insurance; & ERISA preemption of state law.Nature of Case: Whether pending divorce has an effect on entitlement to life insurance; and whether […]

Sveen v. Melin

Abstract Case Name: Sveen v. Melin, 138 S. Ct. 1815 (2018).Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of the United States.Plaintiff(s): Ashley SVEEN, et al.,Defendant(s): Kaye MELIN.Concepts: Wills; Trusts; Estate Planning; Revocation-on-divorce statutes; Contracts Clause under the Constitution.Nature of Case: Does the retroactive application of a revocation-on-divorce statute to contracts entered into prior to the enactment of the statute violate […]