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Petty Estate is the subject of a bitter legal battle A recent story online outlines the current dispute involving the estate of the deceased musician Tom Petty. He died on October 2, 2017 at the age of 66. The Petty estate dispute places his widow, Dana Petty, against his two daughters from his first marriage….Read More »
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Aretha Franklin had three handwritten wills Aretha Franklin died on August 16, 2018 after battling pancreatic cancer for several years. At the time of her death she was believed to have died without a will. It seemed that Ms. Franklin left a multi-million dollar estate without even a basic estate plan. Soon after Ms. Franklin’s…Read More »
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Frequency of will challenges likely to increase with time A recent online article outlines some of the reasons why will challenges occur frequently in Britain. According to this story, a recent poll revealed that almost half of the population of the UK does not trust their family to manage their affairs for them. Additionally, almost…Read More »
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Aretha Franklin died without a will and an estate plan Aretha Franklin passed away from pancreatic cancer on August 16, 2018 at the age of 76. Immediately after her death it became apparent that she died without a will and an estate plan. This meant that the administration of her multi-million dollar estate would likely…Read More »
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Stronach dispute moves ahead with defence and counterclaim A recent online story outlines the latest development in the Stronach family dispute. Belinda Stronach has responded to the claim commenced against her and several other parties by Frank Stronach and his wife, Elfriede Stronach. The claim was commenced in the fall of 2018, and sought over…Read More »
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Man found not guilty of murdering parents due to mental illness A recent story from New South Wales in Australia describes the struggle a woman had to stop her brother from inheriting from their parents after he killed them. Wendy Robinson’s brother, Scott Settree was involved in an argument with their parents in December of…Read More »
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Two prominent elderly women each left the majority of their estates to Wendy Cook A recent story has emerged from England about a woman who inherited millions of pounds from two elderly women who lived with her on the Isle of Wight in their final years. The story originally focused on the legal case commenced…Read More »
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Sorbara family dispute escalating A recent story online reveals details about the current dispute between members of the Sorbara family. The dispute is between the four children of Sam Sorbara who died in 2002. Sam was the founder of the family-run Sorbara Group, a large real estate company that according to some estimates currently has…Read More »
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Stronach family embroiled in legal battle over business A recent story online revealed that the Stronach family is involved in a dispute over the business Frank Stronach founded. The dispute is mainly between Frank Stronach, the founder of Magna International Inc. his daughter, former MP Belinda Stronach and several other parties. Magna International Inc. is…Read More »
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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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