September 2026 Issue Highlights 3 Legal Planning Risks on Embryos, SLATs and Divorce
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Updated · Wealth Management · Aug 20
September 2026 Issue Highlights 3 Legal Planning Risks on Embryos, SLATs and Divorce
1 articles · Updated · Wealth Management · Aug 20
Summary
Three legal-planning topics lead the September 2026 issue: embryo disposition, spousal lifetime access trusts in divorce, and a New York trust-distribution ruling.
Embryo planning gets top billing as more young women freeze eggs or embryos, raising disputes that informed-consent forms and embryo disposition agreements can help prevent.
SLAT coverage argues couples should address a possible divorce before creating the trusts, including how non-SLAT assets would be divided and what powers an ex-spouse would retain.
New York’s C.S. v. R.H., described as a first-impression case, held that the full value of an irrevocable trust created during marriage counted in the marital estate for equitable distribution.