Reid K. Weisbord

Rutgers Law School

Distinguished Professor of Law and Judge Norma L. Shapiro Scholar

Newark, NJ

United States

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1.

Inheritance Forgery

69 Duke Law Journal 855 (2020), Rutgers Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 08 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2020
Reid K. Weisbord and David Horton
Rutgers Law School and University of California, Davis - School of Law
Downloads 1,326 (26,510)

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forgery, fraud, wills, deeds, life insurance, death beneficiary, probate, forensic expert, real estate, decedent, notary

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Wills for Everyone: Helping Individuals Opt Out of Intestacy

Boston College Law Review, Vol. 53, 2012, Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Paper No. 108
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 02 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 25 May 2012
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 458 (109,664)
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wills, intestacy, testation, testamentary, inheritance, procrastination, income tax, self-representation

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COVID-19 and Formal Wills

73 Stan. L. Rev. Online 18 (2020), Rutgers Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 15 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2020
David Horton and Reid K. Weisbord
University of California, Davis - School of Law and Rutgers Law School
Downloads 449 (112,167)
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COVID-19, wills, probate, holographic, electronic wills, estate planning

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Boilerplate and Default Rules in Wills Law: An Empirical Analysis

Iowa Law Review, Vol. 102 (2017), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 16 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2018
Reid K. Weisbord and David Horton
Rutgers Law School and University of California, Davis - School of Law
Downloads 396 (129,838)

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wills, empirical, default rules, boilerplate, antilapse, tax apportionment, exoneration of loans, New Jersey, probable intent

5.

Heir Hunting

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 169 (2021 Forthcoming), Rutgers Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 02 Mar 2020
David Horton and Reid K. Weisbord
University of California, Davis - School of Law and Rutgers Law School
Downloads 360 (144,379)

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heir hunting, intestacy, empirical, champerty, litigation funding

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The Effects of Donor Standing on Philanthropy: Insights from the Psychology of Gift-Giving

Gonzaga Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 2, January 2010
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 16 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2011
Reid K. Weisbord and Peter DeScioli
Rutgers Law School and Chapman University Economic Science Institute
Downloads 343 (152,117)

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charitable, trust, nonprofit, donor, standing, experimental psychology

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Charitable Insolvency and Corporate Governance in Bankruptcy Reorganization

Berkeley Business Law Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2013
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 14 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2014
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 297 (177,178)
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charitable, nonprofit, philanthropy, 501(c)(3), trusts, bankruptcy, insolvency, governance, directors, fiduciary

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A Catharsis for U.S. Trust Law: American Reflections on the Panama Papers

Columbia Law Review Online, Vol. 116, p. 93-107, Oct. 2016
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 20 Oct 2016
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 276 (191,104)
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Panama Papers, Trusts, Offshore, Asset Protection, Fraudulent Transfer, Bankruptcy, Tax Shelter, Tax Evasion, Money Laundering

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Trust Alteration and the Dead Hand Paradox

ACTEC Law Journal, 2023 Forthcoming, Emory Legal Studies Research Paper , Rutgers Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 26 Apr 2022
Jeffrey Pennell and Reid K. Weisbord
Emory University School of Law and Rutgers Law School
Downloads 275 (191,843)

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trusts, charitable trusts, estate tax, gift tax, generation skipping transfer tax, trust decanting, reformation, wealth distribution, wealth inequality

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Sham and Remedial Doctrines

22 Trusts & Trustees 850 (2016)
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 19 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2016
Alexander A. Boni-Saenz and Reid K. Weisbord
University of Minnesota Law School and Rutgers Law School
Downloads 274 (192,595)

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fraud, fraudulent transfer, remedies, sham, spousal disinheritance, tax, trust

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Boilerplate No Contest Clauses

83 Law & Contemporary Problems (2020, Forthcoming), Rutgers Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 May 2019
David Horton and Reid K. Weisbord
University of California, Davis - School of Law and Rutgers Law School
Downloads 250 (210,938)
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no contest clause, boilerplate, wills and trusts, California law, empirical, probate, wills

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Reservations About Donor Standing: Should the Law Allow Charitable Donors to Reserve the Right to Enforce a Gift Restriction?

Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, Vol. 42, No. 2
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 11 Sep 2006 Last Revised: 21 Apr 2009
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 232 (226,953)

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Trust, Estate, Gift, Charitable, Donor, Enforce, Standing

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Fiduciary Authority and Liability in Probate Estates: An Empirical Analysis

53 UC Davis Law Review 2561 (2020)
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 19 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2020
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 229 (229,817)

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fiduciary, fiduciary powers, fiduciary liability, fiduciary duties, probate, executor, exculpation, fiduciary compensation, empirical

14.

Probate Litigation

University of Illinois Law Review, forthcoming 2022, Rutgers Law School Research Paper No. Forthcoming
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 17 Mar 2021
David Horton and Reid K. Weisbord
University of California, Davis - School of Law and Rutgers Law School
Downloads 226 (232,631)

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empirical, probate, litigation, harmless error, antemortem probate, living probate, will contests, incapacity, undue influence, executor

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The New Undue Influence

Utah Law Review, Forthcoming, Rutgers Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 Mar 2023
David Horton and Reid K. Weisbord
University of California, Davis - School of Law and Rutgers Law School
Downloads 198 (262,898)

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elder abuse, California Probate Code section 859, undue influence, probate, trust, estate

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The Commodification of Public Land Records

97 Notre Dame Law Review 507 (2022), Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 633, Rutgers Law School Research Paper No. Forthcoming
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 01 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2023
Reid K. Weisbord and Stewart E. Sterk
Rutgers Law School and Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Downloads 184 (280,609)

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property, privacy, public records, deeds, recording, big data, commodification, judicial security, trusts, anonymous ownership, corporate transparency, consumer privacy

17.

A Copyright Right of Publicity

Fordham Law Review, Vol. 84, No. 6, 2016
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 28 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 05 May 2016
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 174 (294,786)

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Copyright, Right of Publicity, First Amendment, Fair Use, Transformative Use, Freedom of Speech, Privacy, Intellectual Property, Constitutional Law

18.

Inheritance Crimes

Washington Law Review, Forthcoming, Rutgers Law School Research Paper No. Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 11 Sep 2020
David Horton and Reid K. Weisbord
University of California, Davis - School of Law and Rutgers Law School
Downloads 167 (305,271)

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wills, estates, undue influence, slayer, inheritance, elder abuse, theft, family dispute, financial exploitation, due process

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Trust Term Extension

Florida Law Review, Forthcoming, Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Paper No. 136
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 30 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2015
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 166 (306,829)

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trust, Rule Against Perpetuities, gift tax, estate tax, GST tax, generation skipping transfer tax, perpetual, financial institutions, trust decanting, equitable deviation, spendthrift

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The Future of Testamentary Capacity

Washington and Lee Law Review, Forthcoming, Rutgers Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Reid K. Weisbord and David Horton
Rutgers Law School and University of California, Davis - School of Law
Downloads 139 (355,012)

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capacity, wills, guardianships, supported decision making, probate, empirical, cognitive, disability

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Postmortem Defamation in a Society Without Truth for the Living

71 Rutgers University Law Review 667, 2019, Rutgers Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Mar 2020
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
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Defamation, Reputation, Postmortem, Posthumous, Testamentary Intent

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Probate Lending: Data From San Francisco

169 U. Penn. L. Rev. Online, Rutgers Law School Research Paper No. Forthcoming
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 26 Oct 2020
David Horton and Reid K. Weisbord
University of California, Davis - School of Law and Rutgers Law School
Downloads 130 (373,753)

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probate lending, fringe lending, fringe finance, usury, consumer protection, payday lending

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Social Security Representative Payee Misuse

Penn State Law Review, Vol. 117, No. 4, 2013, Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Paper No. 127
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 22 Apr 2013
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 127 (380,312)

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Social Security, representative payee, family representative, fiduciary, benefit misuse, trust protector, nursing home, elder law

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A New Framework for Condominium Structural Safety Reforms

UC Irvine Law Review, Forthcoming , Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 713
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 13 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2023
Stewart E. Sterk and Reid K. Weisbord
Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Rutgers Law School
Downloads 117 (404,271)

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condominium, structural safety, Champlain Towers, real estate, residential, liens, concrete, building code, insurance

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Judicial Sentencing Error and the Constitution

Boston University Law Review, Vol. 96, No. 5, 2016
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 01 Nov 2016
Reid K. Weisbord and George C. Thomas
Rutgers Law School and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Rutgers Law School
Downloads 117 (404,271)

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sentencing, judicial error, wrongful conviction, due process, double jeopardy, finality, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, crime legislation

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The Advisory Function of Law

Tulane Law Review, Vol. 90, No. 1, 2015
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 04 Nov 2015
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 111 (420,134)

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advisory function, information deficit, choice architecture, error prevention, wealth transfer, trusts, wills, non-probate

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Heirs Property: An Examination of Probate Costs and the Costs of Postmortem Probate Avoidance

ACTEC Law Journal, Vol. 49 (2024, Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 09 Aug 2023 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2023
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 99 (455,423)

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heirs property, probate, tenancy in common, property, tangled titles, racial wealth gap

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Are There Really 'Plenty of Shapiros Out There'? A Comment on the Courage of Norma L. Shapiro

Edited Volume of Essays on Notable American Judges (Kevin Peppers, ed., University of Virginia Press, Forthcoming), U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 19-31
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 17 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2019
Reid K. Weisbord and David A. Hoffman
Rutgers Law School and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Downloads 97 (461,671)

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Donald Trump, judicial courage, mass incarceration, prisoner litigation, prison overcrowding, civil contempt, sentencing error, due process

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The Governmental Stake in Private Wealth Transfer

Boston University Law Review, Vol. 98, No. 5, 2018
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Nov 2018
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 95 (467,992)

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wealth transfer, public interest, trusts, Medicaid, tax lien, no contest clause, arbitration, extrinsic evidence, Donald Trump

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Trust Law's Public Policy Doctrine: Major Policy Fault Lines, Aggressive Home Rule Legislation, and Implications for Conflicts Reform

97 Tulane Law Review 1147 (2023), Rutgers Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 29 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2023
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
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trusts, conflict of laws, public policy, spendthrift, asset protection trusts, medicaid, fiduciary exculpation, South Dakota, Alaska, choice-of-law, unconstitutional state legislation

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Anatomical Intent

Yale Law Journal Forum, November 2014, pp. 117-130
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 11 Nov 2014
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 93 (474,484)

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organ, donation, transplant, donative, intent, intestacy, inheritance law, Wills act

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The Connection Between Unintentional Intestacy and Urban Poverty

Rutgers Law Review (Commentary, Aug. 22, 2012), Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Paper No. 138
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 26 Feb 2014
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 87 (494,629)

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intestacy, estate planning, poverty, wills, urban

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Federalizing Principles of Donative Intent and Unanticipated Circumstances

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 67, No. 6, 2014
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 22 Nov 2014
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 84 (505,444)

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wealth transfer, disclaimer, tax lien, ERISA, bankruptcy

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Book Review of Immortality and the Law: The Rising Power of the American Dead (2010) by Ray D. Madoff

Journal of the American Taxation Association, 2012
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 26 Feb 2014
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 83 (509,035)

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trusts & estates, perpetuities, charity, philanthropy, publicity, intellectual property, postmortem, immortality, estate tax

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Postmortem Austerity and Entitlement Reform

71 Stanford Law Review Online 132 (2018)
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 06 Aug 2018
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 70 (561,163)

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Entitlements, Social Security, Medicare, Retirement, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

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Essay Response to 'Asymmetries in the Generation and Transmission of Wealth'

Ohio State Law Journal Furthermore, Vol. 79, 2018, Rutgers Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 10 May 2019
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
Downloads 54 (638,597)

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inequality, social security, medicare, estate tax, trusts, estates, wealth, tax

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Congressional Statement of Reid K. Weisbord Regarding Social Security Representative Payee Misuse to United States House Ways and Means Committee (June 5, 2013)

Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Paper No. 140
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 01 Mar 2014
Reid K. Weisbord
Rutgers Law School
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Social Security, representative payee, fiduciary, misuse