Acres of Distrust: Heirs Property, the Law’s Role in Sowing Suspicion Among Americans and How Lawyers Can Help Curb Black Land Loss
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In order to illustrate the connection between Black landownership and its past interactions with the legal system, this article outlines the social and legal history of Black landownership.
While scholars debate the impact of mistrust in the legal system and its practitioners on estate planning, this article contends that past negative interactions with the legal system inhibit the utilization of estate planning services.
As a result, this perpetuates a cycle of inheritance through intestacy on a massive scale. Finally, this article provides proposed solutions for legal professionals to consider when dealing with such legal issues.
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