by Charles Ticker | Mar 30, 2016 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning
Sibling dispute results in U.S. District Court Judge awarding $540 million to sisters A recent story reported in the Cincinnati Business Courier found here, discusses a decision by a U.S. District Court Judge awarding the female siblings of the Griffin family hundreds...
by Charles Ticker | Mar 18, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate litigation, will challenge
A will challenge over an estate believed to contain a $100 million dollar art collection is under way A will challenge can be a costly process. Estate litigation in general can become very expensive for all the parties involved. This is true if the parties become...
by Charles Ticker | Mar 8, 2016 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation
Eviction to follow dispute involving siblings with ties to Castle Howard A recent story published in The Telegraph (found here), shows the kind of hostility that can occur in a sibling estate dispute. One of the parties in this dispute is Simon Howard who has been...
by Charles Ticker | Mar 4, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, succession planning
David Bowie passing reveals a clever and innovative estate plan David Robert Jones also known as David Bowie (January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016) was a world-renown songwriter, record producer, and singer. His music has spanned many generations and he has sold...
by Charles Ticker | Jan 26, 2016 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning, testamentary capacity, will challenge
Mental capacity must be a primary consideration when succession planning takes place I found a recent story in an online publication from Australia that shows the role mental capacity can play in an estate dispute. The story is about the estate of John Roche a...
