by Charles Ticker | Aug 25, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning
Tosh estate battle involves several of his children The children of the late reggae icon Peter Tosh appears to be in the middle of a nasty estate dispute. Peter Tosh was murdered in 1987. He had no will at the time of death. The Tosh estate was managed by a...
by Charles Ticker | Aug 5, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, succession planning
Luther King Jr. dispute may end up in trial Over the past months I’ve written several posts on the Martin Luther King Jr. estate dispute. The dispute is between his sons Martin Luther King III and Dexter King and his daughter Bernice King. At issue is the...
by Charles Ticker | Jul 22, 2016 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning
Prince estate dispute inches forward I recently found an update related to the Prince estate dispute. The article is found here. It outlines the progress that has been made to date. My initial comment on his passing (found here) was done shortly after his death. At...
by Charles Ticker | Jul 18, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning
Ali estate may be heading toward a prolonged battle Muhammad Ali (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was one of the greatest boxers of all time. His greatness extended well beyond the ring and he will always be remembered. Unfortunately, when Muhammad Ali passed...
by Charles Ticker | Jul 6, 2016 | estate law, estate litigation, fraud, succession planning, testamentary capacity
Redstone dispute continues I recently wrote a comment on the Sumner Redstone dispute which can be found here. Sumner Redstone (born May 27, 1923) is an American billionaire and media magnate. Some of the assets owned and/or controlled by him or his family include the...
by Charles Ticker | Jun 24, 2016 | estate law, estate litigation, fraud, succession planning, testamentary capacity, will challenge
A nurse from Melbourne became the sole beneficiary under late life will A recent story from Australia published online on The Age illustrates some of the difficulties seniors and their caregivers may face as a result of late life will changes. In this scenario a nurse...