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 14, 2015 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, powers of attorney, probate, succession planning, testamentary capacity, will challenge
Duane Albert Poole (deceased September 17, 2012) was a successful American business man and the founder of International Communications, a communications company founded in 1956. Under his guidance, International Communications became an industry leader over a period...
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 | Oct 2, 2015 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, mediation, powers of attorney, succession planning
Estate planning is still ignored by many older Canadians I was troubled by a recent story I read in the Investment Executive online. The story relates to a recent research finding that almost half of Canadians do not have a will. A recent report by the Canadian...
by Charles Ticker | Sep 15, 2015 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, mediation, probate, succession planning, will challenge
Jimi Hendrix estate dispute settles before trial James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was one of the most influential and revolutionary musicians ever. Considered by many to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time,...
by Charles Ticker | Jun 29, 2015 | estate law
King estate will be controlled by longtime business manager I recently wrote a comment about the ongoing B.B. King estate battle which commenced shortly after the legendary Blues musician passed away. I was particularly interested in this story as I have always...
