The Sibling Fight
A blog by Charles B. Ticker on various estate stories
Neville Wran estate dispute continues
Neville Wran's heirs are involved an estate dispute I've been following a dispute involving the estate of the former Premier of New South Wales, Neville Kenneth Wran (October 11, 1926 - April 20, 2014). Neville Wran was the premier of New South...
Jimmy Carter to mediate Martin Luther King Jr. dispute
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...
Hattie Poole estate dispute
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...
Robin Williams Estate Dispute Settled
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...
Canadian estate planning still deficient
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...
Jimi Hendrix Estate Dispute Settled
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...
Business Manager Will Control King Estate
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...
Family Dispute Involving Tom Benson
Family dispute of Tom Benson and the issue of competence Thomas Milton "Tom" Benson is the billionaire owner of the New Orleans Saints (football) and the New Orleans Pelicans (basketball) teams. He is a world-famous and vastly successful...