by Charles Ticker | Apr 5, 2016 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation
Paul McCartney is taking steps to reacquire his share of Lennon-McCartney catalog A recent story reported on CNN Entertainment and found here describes how Paul McCartney of The Beatles is attempting to acquire his share of the McCartney-Lennon catalog from the estate...
by Charles Ticker | Mar 30, 2016 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning
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...
by Charles Ticker | Mar 8, 2016 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation
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...
by Charles Ticker | Mar 4, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, succession planning
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...
by Charles Ticker | Jan 26, 2016 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning, testamentary capacity, will challenge
Mental capacity must be a primary consideration when succession planning takes place I found a recent story in an online publication from Australia that shows the role mental capacity can play in an estate dispute. The story is about the estate of John Roche a...
by Charles Ticker | Jan 14, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, mediation
Estate of man killed by police officer subject of nasty dispute Samuel DuBose, an unarmed black man, was shot and killed by officer Ray Tensing during a traffic stop on July 19, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Since then, Ray Tensing has been indicted on charges of murder...
