by Charles Ticker | Apr 27, 2015 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, mediation
The Robin Williams Estate Dispute May be Resolved Out of Court I initially wrote a comment on the Robin Williams estate dispute on March 14, 2015. Robin Williams committed suicide on August 11, 2014. He left his family a vast estate valued at an estimated $50 million...
by Charles Ticker | Apr 20, 2015 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation
Estate Dispute Involves Historically Important Property The surviving children of world-renowned civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. are currently involved in a bitter estate dispute over property belonging to the late Mr. King. The dispute is between his...
by Charles Ticker | Mar 14, 2015 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, funeral diputes, powers of attorney, succession planning
Celebrity Estate Disputes 2015 – The Estate of Robin Williams Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams tragically committed suicide on August 11, 2014. His untimely demise left many people questioning what caused him to take his own life. Shortly after he passed away,...
by Charles Ticker | Jul 24, 2014 | estate law, estate litigation, funeral diputes
On May 30, 2014 I posted a blog on the sad case of Casey Kasem. In that blog I outlined the dispute between Casey’s children from his first marriage and his second spouse over personal care decisions. Unfortunately since posting that blog Casey Kasem passed away on...
by Charles Ticker | May 30, 2014 | eldercare, estate law, powers of attorney
One of the most frequent sibling estate fights that I come across is a dispute between siblings over who is to have the ability to make decisions for a parent who is not competent to make decisions for their own personal care. Sometimes the dispute involves third...