by Charles Ticker | Jan 8, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, fraud, succession planning, will challenge
Carolyn England family dispute illustrates the dangers of last minute will changes A recent story on CBC News Online about a family in Northwest Territories reminds us of the dangers of late life, last minute will changes. The story is about the estate of Carolyn...
by Charles Ticker | Jan 6, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning, testamentary capacity
Susan Williams has shared some of the difficulties she had in dealing with estate trustees after the passing of Robin Williams I have covered the Robin Williams estate dispute in several different blog posts. As the dispute started, it appeared that it was going to...
by Charles Ticker | Nov 16, 2015 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning
Second marriage estate planning can lead to significant conflicts among family members A recent story in the New Zealand Herald reveals some of the estate planning challenges that can arise following a second marriage. It involves the allocation of funds in the estate...
by Charles Ticker | Oct 20, 2015 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, mediation
Jimmy Carter to mediate Martin Luther King Jr. estate dispute I previously wrote a story about the dispute developing between some of the surviving children of Martin Luther King Jr. The dispute appears to be between sons Martin Luther King III and Dexter King and his...
by Charles Ticker | Oct 5, 2015 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, mediation, succession planning
Robin Williams estate dispute settles out of Court I have been following the story of the Robin Williams estate dispute and it appears to have come to an amicable end. After his death by suicide on August 11, 2014, he left a vast estate to his family estimated to be...
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...
