by Charles Ticker | May 24, 2019 | dividing estate, estate administration, estate litigation, succession planning
Aretha Franklin had three handwritten wills Aretha Franklin died on August 16, 2018 after battling pancreatic cancer for several years. At the time of her death she was believed to have died without a will. It seemed that Ms. Franklin left a multi-million dollar...
by Charles Ticker | Apr 5, 2019 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate administration, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning, testamentary capacity, undue influence, will challenge
Frequency of will challenges likely to increase with time A recent online article outlines some of the reasons why will challenges occur frequently in Britain. According to this story, a recent poll revealed that almost half of the population of the UK does not trust...
by Charles Ticker | Feb 22, 2019 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate administration, succession planning
Aretha Franklin died without a will and an estate plan Aretha Franklin passed away from pancreatic cancer on August 16, 2018 at the age of 76. Immediately after her death it became apparent that she died without a will and an estate plan. This meant that the...
by Charles Ticker | Jan 11, 2019 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning
Man found not guilty of murdering parents due to mental illness A recent story from New South Wales in Australia describes the struggle a woman had to stop her brother from inheriting from their parents after he killed them. Wendy Robinson’s brother, Scott...
by Charles Ticker | Aug 23, 2018 | dividing estate, estate administration, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning, will challenge
Aretha Franklin died without an estate plan Aretha Franklin passed away on August 16, 2018. A recent story online about her death suggests that she died without a will or a trust. This happened despite her lawyer, Don Wilson, telling her many times over the years to...