by Charles Ticker | Jan 18, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate litigation, succession planning, will challenge
Ian Wooldridge estate dispute intensifies as widow seeks a larger portion of estate A recent estate dispute from Britain illustrates some of the conflicts that may arise among family members in blended family situations . The dispute stems from the untimely death of...
by Charles Ticker | Jan 14, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, mediation
Estate of man killed by police officer subject of nasty dispute Samuel DuBose, an unarmed black man, was shot and killed by officer Ray Tensing during a traffic stop on July 19, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Since then, Ray Tensing has been indicted on charges of murder...
by Charles Ticker | Jan 12, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, mediation, succession planning, will challenge
Death of legendary rocker may be followed by a dispute over his estate Ian Fraser Kilmister (December 24, 1945 – December 28, 2015) was the founder and lead singer of the British band Motorhead. Also known as “Lemmy”, he passed away at age 70 after a...
by Charles Ticker | Jan 8, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, fraud, succession planning, will challenge
Carolyn England family dispute illustrates the dangers of last minute will changes A recent story on CBC News Online about a family in Northwest Territories reminds us of the dangers of late life, last minute will changes. The story is about the estate of Carolyn...
by Charles Ticker | Jan 6, 2016 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation, succession planning, testamentary capacity
Susan Williams has shared some of the difficulties she had in dealing with estate trustees after the passing of Robin Williams I have covered the Robin Williams estate dispute in several different blog posts. As the dispute started, it appeared that it was going to...