In re Estate of William J. Hannifin

4[ 34 I disagree with the majority's conclusion that it is "impossible" to follow both the doctrine of equitable adoption and Utah's version of the Uniform Probate Code (Probate Code or Code). See supra ¶ 16.

135 State courts and state legislatures function in dialogue with one another and serve as checks on one another's power-alternately reinforcing, calling into question, and even reversing the other's law-making activities. In the words of one commentator, we live in a "world where common and statutory law are woven together in a complex fabric." David L. Shapiro, Continuity and Change in…