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Recent stories from Australia indicate abuse of elders is becoming more common I recently came across two articles online from Australia that contain disturbing examples of how the abuse of elders is become more and more common. The first article suggests that the levels of elder abuse in certain parts of Australia have reached scandalous…Read More »
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Aretha Franklin died without an estate plan Aretha Franklin passed away on August 16, 2018. A recent story online about her death suggests that she died without a will or a trust. This happened despite her lawyer, Don Wilson, telling her many times over the years to prepare a trust. Mr. Wilson was her attorney…Read More »
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Glen Campbell estate facing claim for $500,000 for care provided A recent story online outlines one of the latest developments in the estate of country Hall of Fame singer Glen Campbell. He was a singer and guitarist who had many hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s. He sold over 40 million records over his…Read More »
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Stan Lee accusing former business manager of elder abuse A recent story online reveals disturbing allegations of elder abuse suffered by comic book creator Stan Lee. According to the story, Stan Lee commenced a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against his former business manager. The lawsuit alleges that Stan Lee’s daughter’s former business associate…Read More »
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Estate of Johnny Hallyday ( The French Elvis) may be bogged down in a nasty dispute According to a recent online story, several of rock singer Johnny Hallyday’s family members are involved in bitter estate battle. Known as the French Elvis, Mr. Hallyday ( born in Paris, France on June 15, 1943 as Jean-Philippe Leo…Read More »
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Billionaire leaves majority of the furniture giant IKEA under the control of a company A recent story online found here reveals the estate plan of the billionaire founder of the furniture giant IKEA. Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (March 30, 1926 – January 27, 2018) founded IKEA in 1943 in Sweden. Mr. Ingvar founded his company at…Read More »
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Brothers involved in dispute over their late mother’s estate A recent story from England outlines some of the difficulties siblings may encounter with respect to their parents’ estates. The story is about an estate dispute between three brothers, Dominic, Jeremy, and Timothy Heath. According to the story, Dominic, 53, and Jeremy, 65, are leading doctors…Read More »
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Charles Manson estate dispute heating up A recent story online discusses the latest developments on the estate of the notorious cult leader and murderer, Charles Manson (November 12, 1943 – November 19, 2017). According to the story, two of his sons, Michael G. Brunner and Matthew Robert Lentz, are apparently moving forward with a petition…Read More »
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Disinherited children may be entitled to share in lottery winner’s estate A recent story from New Zealand found here is a very interesting scenario involving the estate of a lottery winner and his disinherited children. David Wayde Carson died in 2015 with a will leaving nothing to his children. David had no contact with his…Read More »
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Funeral dispute was caused by ambiguous final wishes A recent story I found online about a transatlantic funeral dispute confirms how important it is to have an up-to-date estate plan in place before death. The story is about Paul Lewis Morigi, a World War 2 veteran who passed away at the age of 97 in…Read More »
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