by Charles Ticker | Nov 5, 2013 | estate law, estate litigation, removing executor
When I was drafting Wills my clients would quite often have difficulty in deciding whom they should appoint to be their executor. While they usually would appoint their spouse, when it came to appointing other alternate executors, they typically would tend to appoint...
by Charles Ticker | Mar 15, 2013 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, mediation, will challenge
I have written on this blog of several estate disputes involving celebrities. A recent case is yet another example of controversy that often results after a celebrity’s passing. James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul” died in Atlanta, Georgia on Christmas Day in 2006. He...
by Charles Ticker | Apr 20, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation, removing executor
In my practice, a common theme of sibling estate disputes involves a sibling who is the executor and other siblings who are beneficiaries. In these disputes, the ill feeling between the siblings is longstanding and is only exacerbated when the parent dies. A recent...
