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What are the limits of a trustee’s obligations to the beneficiaries of a trust? When an unhappy beneficiary lost her home to foreclosure, she sued the administrators of a trust set up by her father for her and her siblings, alleging the trustees had breached their fiduciary duty.

What happens when a young woman, brain-damaged and memory-impaired as a result of drug abuse and alcoholism, inherits a large sum of money and falls under the influence of a man who seems more interested in her money than caring for her?

Let’s say you are a minority shareholder in a closely held business, where you own a bit more than a third of the shares, and the other two shareholders each own just under a third. There’s a major squabble, and you just want out. What happens to your shares, and as a minority interest in a closely held company, what are they worth?

Donald Trump’s global web of business relationships has triggered discussion about potential conflicts of interest in the White House. For much more ordinary houses, the courts have put real estate agents on notice about conflicts of interest in a common practice in the buying and selling of homes.

A number of tax breaks for individuals are set to expire at year-end.

•  Businesses should consider making expenditures that qualify for the business property expensing option. For tax years beginning in 2016, the expensing limit is $500,000 and the investment ceiling limit is $2,010,000.