by Charles Ticker | May 18, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation
Seeing that it’s Victoria Day Weekend, I thought it would be appropriate to write about a recent Court case in the UK. Maybe it’s my perception, but it seems that some of the most bizarre and colorful cases can be found in the Courts across the pond. The case involves...
by Charles Ticker | May 11, 2012 | estate law
Well, summertime’s almost here. You know summer’s coming when I start eating ice cream. My favourite flavour is Ben & Jerry’s “Cherry Garcia”, named after the Grateful Dead’s legendary guitarist and song writer, Jerry Garcia....
by Charles Ticker | May 4, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation
Many sibling fights involve a dispute over whether Mom or Dad intended to gift property or cash to a sibling. The recipient sibling or “donee” will argue a gift while another sibling will argue that the parent did not intend a gift or lacked capacity to...
by Charles Ticker | Apr 27, 2012 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation
Some of the biggest sibling estate fights take place over the small stuff like the china and furniture or art. A lot of parents put a provision in their will that they want to divide the stuff equally among the children. What a mess that creates! What does equal mean?...
by Charles Ticker | Apr 20, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation, removing executor
In my practice, a common theme of sibling estate disputes involves a sibling who is the executor and other siblings who are beneficiaries. In these disputes, the ill feeling between the siblings is longstanding and is only exacerbated when the parent dies. A recent...
by Charles Ticker | Apr 5, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation
Many of the sibling estate fights that I come across involve siblings fighting over a parent’s estate. The recent case of Re Fawson Estate is a bit of a twist in that involved siblings fighting over a sibling’s estate. Margaret Fawson had three brothers. She made a...
