by Charles Ticker | Jan 3, 2019 | caregivers, eldercare, estate administration, estate law, succession planning
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...
by Charles Ticker | Aug 23, 2018 | dividing estate, estate administration, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning, will challenge
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...
by Charles Ticker | Apr 20, 2018 | dividing estate, estate administration, succession planning
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)...
by Charles Ticker | Apr 13, 2018 | dividing estate, estate administration, estate law, estate litigation, will challenge
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,...
by Charles Ticker | Apr 6, 2018 | estate administration, estate litigation, succession planning, will challenge
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....
by Charles Ticker | Feb 11, 2018 | dividing estate, estate administration
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...