by Charles Ticker | Apr 20, 2015 | dividing estate, dividing family heirlooms, estate law, estate litigation
Estate Dispute Involves Historically Important Property The surviving children of world-renowned civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. are currently involved in a bitter estate dispute over property belonging to the late Mr. King. The dispute is between his...
by Charles Ticker | May 30, 2014 | eldercare, estate law, powers of attorney
One of the most frequent sibling estate fights that I come across is a dispute between siblings over who is to have the ability to make decisions for a parent who is not competent to make decisions for their own personal care. Sometimes the dispute involves third...
by Charles Ticker | Aug 2, 2013 | eldercare, estate law, estate litigation, powers of attorney, will challenge
In the past, I have blogged and spoken about the duties of an attorney (substitute decision maker) acting under a power of attorney. I am consulted on a regular basis by family members of incapable persons who have concerns or complaints concerning the failure of an...
by Charles Ticker | Jun 14, 2013 | estate litigation, solicitor negligence
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Semenoff Estate v. Bridgeman, highlights the problems that can result when joint tenancy is used as an estate planning tool , non-lawyers draft their own legal documents and ask their lawyers to accept and...
by Charles Ticker | Mar 1, 2013 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, testamentary capacity, will challenge
Sibling spats involving family and parents are not new. However, with the advent of email communications, those disputes, fuelled by the exchange of nasty e-mails, tend to grow totally out of proportion. Sometimes the ensuing litigation is so costly that it wipes out...
