Keeping Current Probate.

The article discusses some court cases, rulings and regulations, literature and legislation related to real property in the U.S. In the case Murphy v. Murphy, the court exercised substituted judgment to approve an estate plan on behalf of a conservatee that effectively disinherited conservatee's son. Helen W. Gunnarsson's article "What's a POA Agent Worth?" discusses difficulty of ascertaining the amount of compensation that is reasonable for an agent acting under a power of attorney.