Adam J Hirsch, ‘Beyond Privity of Blood: Intestacy and Charity’, 76 UC Law Journal (forthcoming, 2025), available at SSRN (March 16, 2024). Adam Hirsch’s new article, ‘Beyond Privity of Blood: Intestacy and Clarity’, argues that intestacy statutes should sometimes give a share of the decedent’s property to charity. To be honest, when I read his abstract, I found the idea far-fetched. But Professor Hirsch is one of the most-cited scholars in the field for a reason. By the time I’d finished scrolling through his draft, I’d seen the appeal of his creative thesis. Calls for intestacy reform are common … (more)
[David Horton, JOTWELL, 9 December 2024]
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