Sibling dispute results in hundreds of millions going to sisters

Posted by Charles Ticker March 30, 2016 0 Comment

Sibling dispute results in U.S. District Court Judge awarding $540 million to sisters A recent story reported in the Cincinnati Business Courier found here, discusses a decision by a U.S. District Court Judge awarding the female siblings of the Griffin family hundreds of millions of dollars from their parents’ estates. The sibling dispute involves the children of…Read More »

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Will challenge over estate and $100 million art collection under way

Posted by Charles Ticker March 18, 2016 0 Comment

A will challenge over an estate believed to contain a $100 million dollar art collection is under way A will challenge can be a costly process. Estate litigation in general can become very expensive for all the parties involved. This is true if the parties become entrenched in their positions, and if they have the…Read More »

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Will challenge failure results in large sum going to group founder

Posted by Charles Ticker March 11, 2016 0 Comment

Will challenge fails and Serge Benhayon will keep a significant portion of the estate of follower I recently came across an interesting story that illustrates some of the problems that may occur if a will challenge fails. This story is also a reminder that a will challenge must be driven by sound legal reasoning, not…Read More »

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Eviction from castle estate may follow nasty sibling dispute

Posted by Charles Ticker March 8, 2016 0 Comment

Eviction to follow dispute involving siblings with ties to Castle Howard A recent story published in The Telegraph (found here), shows the kind of hostility that can occur in a sibling estate dispute. One of the parties in this dispute is Simon Howard who has been running Castle Howard in Yorkshire, England. The castle has…Read More »

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David Bowie utilized shrewd estate planning

Posted by Charles Ticker March 4, 2016 0 Comment

David Bowie passing reveals a clever and innovative estate plan David Robert Jones also known as David Bowie (January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016) was a world-renown songwriter, record producer, and singer. His music has spanned many generations and he has sold in excess of 140 million records throughout his career. On January 10,…Read More »

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Monthly Archives: March 2016

Sibling dispute results in hundreds of millions going to sisters

Will challenge over estate and $100 million art collection under way

Will challenge failure results in large sum going to group founder

Eviction from castle estate may follow nasty sibling dispute

David Bowie utilized shrewd estate planning