Elderly widow involved in bitter inheritance dispute

Posted by Charles Ticker January 27, 2017 0 Comment

Elderly widow facing eviction in dispute with son A recent story from Worcestershire, England describes the difficulties an elderly widow is having with her son. The dispute involves a £2 million farmhouse, a barn, and several acres of land. Ms. Margaret Davies is 91 years old. She moved into the farm located at Malvern Hills with…Read More »

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Prince passing followed by estate battle

Posted by Charles Ticker May 3, 2016 0 Comment

Prince’s passing sets off dispute over estate On April 21, 2016 the world lost another superstar talent. Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), known to the world simply as “Prince” was found dead in his Paisley Park home in Minnesota. He was 57 years old. The circumstances of his death are…Read More »

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Sibling dispute results in hundreds of millions going to sisters

Posted by Charles Ticker March 30, 2016 0 Comment

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 of millions of dollars from their parents’ estates. The sibling dispute involves the children of…Read More »

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Hattie Poole estate dispute

Posted by Charles Ticker October 14, 2015 0 Comment

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 leader over a period of over 50 years. Recently, it has been reported that his widow, Ms. Hattie Poole (who is 85…Read More »

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Canadian estate planning still deficient

Posted by Charles Ticker October 2, 2015 0 Comment

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 the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on estate planning seems…Read More »

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