Delaware’s New Statutes for Life & Death Planning
February 11, 2026 @ 9:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Delaware’s New Statutes for Life & Death Planning
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
DSBA
9:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
In late 2025, two pieces of legislation became effective in Delaware directly impacting Delawareans in life and death planning. 1) The Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act, effective December 4, 2025, allows deed holders to transfer deeds on death via Transfer on Death Deed (TODD). The statute’s interface with the probate process, title insurance, and estate planning is complex and deep. 2) The Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act, effective September 30, 2025, made the most significant changes in 30 years to advance health-care decision making in Delaware, including permitting non-physician deciders of capacity and creating new Court of Chancery actions to challenge capacity determinations and health-care decisions.
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Check In
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Benefits and pitfalls of Delaware’s TODD legislation and comparison with other states.
William W. Erhart, Esq. CELA| Estate & Elder Law Services
10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Break
10:10 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. The Uniform Healthcare Decisions Act and its changes to advance health-care decision making.
Catherine B. Read, Esq. CELA| Estate & Elder Law Services
11:10 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Break
11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. From Statute to System: Hospital Implementation of the Uniform Healthcare Decisions Act
A look at how hospitals are implementing the new Uniform Healthcare Decisions Act, with a focus on the concrete policies and workflows hospitals must adopt.
Jessica Prestipino, Esq. |Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.
Andrew H. Lippstone, Esq. | Lippstone Law LLC
This seminar offers 3.0 credits to Delaware and Pennsylvania Attorneys and 3.6 credits to New Jersey Attorneys.
Locations available are Wilmington, Live stream options in Georgetown, Dover, and Seaford
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* Advertised price is for the standard member rate.
| CLE PRICING INFORMATION | COST: |
|---|---|
| DSBA Members | $150 |
| DSBA Government Members | $125 |
| Non-Members | $250 |
| PA Credit | $12 |
| NJ Credit | $12 |
OUT OF STATE CLE CREDIT INFO
Those attendees who wish to receive CLE credit, other than from Delaware, New Jersey or Pennsylvania, should contact their individual State’s CLE Commission for credit. The Delaware State Bar Association can provide you with the agenda (included in the Materials sent with your registration confirmation) and a Certificate of Attendance (upon completion of the webinar), which should meet the requirements of compliance.
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All materials provided by the deadline will be available by QR code on the day of the seminar.
Reporting of credits:
Please be advised that the DSBA has 30 days from the date of the seminar to report credits. Credits will be reported according to the date of the seminar not the date they are entered.