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Taking good care of your pets can go beyond buying them treats. Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment via Getty Images

November 4, 2025

Diane Keaton’s $5M pet trust would be over the top if reports prove true – here’s how to ensure your beloved pet is safe after you are gone

Allison Anna Tait, University of Richmond

Taking good care of your pets can include leaving clear directions to ensure their needs are met once you’re gone.

A prenup allows couples to separate their debt from the debts of their spouse. Kevin Mazur via Getty Images

August 10, 2023

Beyoncé has a prenup − but do you need one if you’re not a millionaire?

Allison Anna Tait, University of Richmond

A prenuptial agreement can help millennial couples navigate concerns about student debt in their marriage.

Paper copies of wills haven’t gone extinct yet, but online estate tools have brought will preparation into the 21st century. Bradshaw79/Wikimedia

January 5, 2022

Online tools put will‑writing in reach for most people – but they’re not the end of the line for producing a legally binding document

Allison Anna Tait, University of Richmond

Online tools promise to democratize estate planning and will preparation, but users are responsible for complying with state laws.

Richmond’s towering 1890 Robert E. Lee statue is transformed by protests following the killing of George Floyd. John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images

June 19, 2020

Latest legal hurdle to removing Confederate statues in Virginia: The wishes of their long‑dead white donors

Allison Anna Tait, University of Richmond

A Richmond court says the city cannot remove its controversial Robert E. Lee sculpture because an 1890 land deed gave the Confederate monument ‘to the people’ of Virginia, not its government.

Richmond’s towering Robert E. Lee statue is transformed by protests following the killing of George Floyd. Is removal next? John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images

June 19, 2020

Dead white men get their say in court as Virginia tries to remove Robert E. Lee statues

Allison Anna Tait, University of Richmond

On June 19, a court will decide whether Virginia must obey a 1890 deed that gave the state a plot of prime Richmond land as long as it would ‘faithfully guard’ the Robert E. Lee statue erected there.

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