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Do you own a Samsung Galaxy phone? Looking for a new game app to download? How about Family Feud? South Korea’s richest family is embroiled in a huge sibling estate fight according to a recent story in the Wall Street Journal. The chair of Samsung Electronics Lee Kun- hee is being sued in two separate…Read More »
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Emiel Van De Keere had five children, Joseph, Robert , Gene, Irene and Diane. He died on January 18, 2008 with an estate valued at approximately $ 32,000. He left a will leaving his estate to his five children equally. Between 2003 and 2007, the deceased transferred approximately $ 400,000 into the bank accounts of…Read More »
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I’ve been away from the office for a couple of days co-chairing a conference for Osgoode Hall Law School’s Professional Development program on “Advising the Elderly Client” so I don’t have time to write a long blog today. The conference was really a great source of information for anyone working in this area and I…Read More »
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I came across a story out of New South Wales, Australia about Gina Rinehart– (who?) – well, apparently she is soon to become the world’s richest woman worth almost $ 20 Billion! Ms. Rinehart, who just turned 58, inherited her wealth from her late father the Australian iron ore magnate, Lang Hancock. Ms. Rinehart is…Read More »
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I came across a sad but interesting story recently. It was about an estate fight between siblings that turned into a criminal case and resulted in one of the siblings,the estate administrator,and her husband going to jail. Shirley Leathers died of cancer in 2006 after she was misdiagnosed. Her family sued the doctor for malpractice…Read More »
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According to a recent study done in Australia , cases involving siblings were the fiercest of will disputes. After fights between siblings, disputes between children of the first marriage and a stepmother ranked as the most costly. As a lawyer, who represents clients involved in estate disputes in Court, I am amazed how many estate…Read More »
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As Baby Boomers’ parents age and become ill and frail, the potential for conflicts between siblings over decisions to be made concerning a parent’s care greatly increases. Once a parent needs care due to physical or mental incapacity, there are great demands made upon children to step up and take charge. According to the Canadian…Read More »
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The blog is dedicated to estate disputes involving siblings. In my 31 years experience as a civil litigation lawyer and in more recent years focusing on estate disputes- I’m amazed at how often childhood fights or experiences come up in estate disputes between adult siblings. I had a client fighting with his brother because Mom…Read More »