Heirs' property and the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act : challenges, solutions, and historic reform / Thomas W. Mitchell and Erica Levine Powers, editors ; foreword by Reginald M. Turner, President, American Bar Association.

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"This book explores the history and basics of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (UPHPA), adopted in 19 jurisdictions so far in every region of the country and introduced in at least seven more in 2021 alone, and the ongoing efforts to prevent the loss of family land and homes across genera...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: American Bar Association. Section of State and Local Government Law (sponsoring body.)
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law
Other Authors: Mitchell, Thomas W. (Editor)
Powers, Erica Levine (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, State and Local Government Law Section, [2022]
Subjects:
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law. > Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act.
Partition of decedents' estates > United States > States.
Legal forms.
Uniform laws.
Genre:
Legal forms.
Uniform laws.
Physical Description:xxiii, 234 pages : map, forms ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foreword / Reginald M. Turner
  • Introduction / Thomas W. Mitchell and Erica Levine Powers
  • Part I. Heirs' property partition reform. The Uniform Partition Of Heirs Property Act : advancing social and racial justice through historic property law reform / Thomas W. Mitchell
  • Enactment : the transition from uniform act to state law / Benjamin Orzeske
  • Taking the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (UPHPA) out of the rural context and strengthening it : the New York experience and a framework for UPHPA advocacy / K. Scott Kohanowski
  • Part II. The role of nonprofit organizations. The Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act : grassroots advocacy and action / John Pollock and Karama Neal
  • Working with Heirs' Property families : the center for Heirs' Property preservation and the Georgia Heirs Property Law Center / Jennie L. Stephens, Joshua F. Walden, and W. Andrew Gowder, Jr.
  • Part III. Proactive planning by heirs and lawyers. Practically speaking : strategies to prevent and resolve Heirs' Property legal issues / Mavis Gragg
  • Probate and business organization strategies to minimize land loss of Heirs' Property / David Dietrich
  • Heirs' Property, property tax relief, and the further undermining of Black and Latino homeowners' housing stability / Heather K. Way.