Public Statements for the Estates, Trusts and Probate Law Community

• June 14, 2017 Statement in Support of the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (D.C. Council Bill 22-1099)
• June 14, 2017 Statement About Revising the Laws of the District of Columbia Concerning Guardianships of the Property of Minor Children
• June 14, 2017 Statement in Support of the Uniform Power of Attorney Amendment Act of 2017
• July 5, 2012 Statement of Concern About D.C. bill 19-753 "Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act of 2012"
• May 23, 2012 Cosponsor Antitrust and Consumer Law Community statement about District of Columbia government tax lien foreclosure procedures
• April 30, 2010 Comments about Bill 18-546 , the Neighborhood Preservation Amendment Act of 2009
• February 24, 2009 Comments on an updated proposed revision of the District of Columbia laws governing guardianships of minor children and proposed statute governing supplemental needs trusts.
• April 16, 2008 Comments on a proposed revision of the District of Columbia laws governing guardianships of minor children and proposed statute governing supplemental needs trusts, D.C. Code, Title 21, Chapter 1.
• April 14, 2008 Comments to the DC Council Committee on Human Services regarding The Health Care Decisions for Persons With Developmental Disabilities Act of 2007, D.C. Bill 17-432.
• December 28, 2007 Comment and Report to District of Columbia Superior Court in support of an increase in the Probate Division Guardianship Fund compensation rate, from $80.00 per hour to $125.00 per hour.
• May 16, 2006 Endorsement of proposed Revised Uniform Disclaimers of Property Interests Act (RUDPIA)
• October 22, 2003 Reaffirmation of June 26, 2003 statement in support of a proposed alternative to D.C. Bill 15-234, an act to adopt a District of Columbia version of the Uniform Trust Code. **
• June 26, 2003 Statement in support of a proposed alternative to D.C. Bill 15-234, an act to adopt a District of Columbia version of the Uniform Trust Code.
• November 27, 2001 Statement in Support of Changes to The Uniform Trust Act, D.C. Bill 14-211.
• May 17, 2000 Statement endorsing the Report of the District of Columbia Task Force on the Omnibus Trusts and Estates Amendment Act of 1999-Bill 13-298.
• March 21, 1996 Comments to the Advisory Committee on Superior Court Rules of Probate and Fiduciary Procedure regarding proposed revisions to the Probate Rules.
• October 7, 1994 Comments before the Council of the District of Columbia, regarding D.C. Council Bill 10-649, known as the "Probate Reform Act of 1994"
• June 9, 1993 Testimony of Catherine Veihmeyer Hughes before the Coucil of the District of Columbia in support of Bill 10-88 "Uniform Property Conveyancing Revision Act of 1993"
• June 3, 1993 Letter to Council member Nathanson on D.C. Council Bill 10-88, "Uniform Property Conveyancing Act of 1993"
• February 22, 1991 Proposed Amicus Brief in the Estate of Allen Kirkpatrick IV. **
• April 18, 1989 General Support of the D.C. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act of 1989, Bill 8-32.
• February 3, 1989 Support of proposed changes to D.C. Superior Court Probate Rules 114, 117, 118, and 124 regarding the reduction of the time and expense associated with administering estates in D.C.
• October 24, 1988 Letter addressed to Council member Wilhelmina Rolark regarding the Health-Care Decisions Act of 1988, Bill 7-131.
• April 18, 1988 Letter addressed to Wilhelmina Rolark in support of the District of Columbia Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act of 1987.
• February 25, 1988 Comments in support of expanding Superior Court Rules to permit publication of notices in both weekly and daily publications.
• February 11, 1988 Comments in response to proposed legislation concerning succession of fiduciary responsibilities, Title 26, Chapter 4, Section 26-437.
• January 12, 1988 Proposed letter to J. Walter Lund, Associate Director, D.C. Department of Finance and Revenue, in general support (with minor modifications) of proposed regulations to the Inheritance and Estate Tax Revision Act of 1986.
• December 9, 1987 Letter to Council member Wilhelmina Rolark, urging the postponement of the new guardianship and protective proceedings law while at the same time supporting the proposed new amendments to the law submitted by Judge Barnes, D.C. Superior Court.
• November 24, 1987 Letter addressed to Wilhelmina Rolark on the D.C. Health Care Decisions Act of 1987, Bill 7-131.
• September 18, 1985 Julian Markham's testimony on the Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1985, being Article III of Bill 6-7 and Bill 6-34.
• November 10, 1983 Proposed public statement on the adoption in the District of Columbia of the Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Statute. 

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