by Charles Ticker | Feb 24, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation
Emiel Van De Keere had five children, Joseph, Robert , Gene, Irene and Diane. He died on January 18, 2008 with an estate valued at approximately $ 32,000. He left a will leaving his estate to his five children equally. Between 2003 and 2007, the deceased transferred...
by Charles Ticker | Feb 20, 2012 | estate law
I’ve been away from the office for a couple of days co-chairing a conference for Osgoode Hall Law School’s Professional Development program on “Advising the Elderly Client” so I don’t have time to write a long blog today. The conference...
by Charles Ticker | Feb 10, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation
I came across a story out of New South Wales, Australia about Gina Rinehart- (who?) – well, apparently she is soon to become the world’s richest woman worth almost $ 20 Billion! Ms. Rinehart, who just turned 58, inherited her wealth from her late father the Australian...
by Charles Ticker | Feb 3, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation, fraud, probate
I came across a sad but interesting story recently. It was about an estate fight between siblings that turned into a criminal case and resulted in one of the siblings,the estate administrator,and her husband going to jail. Shirley Leathers died of cancer in 2006 after...
by Charles Ticker | Jan 20, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation
According to a recent study done in Australia , cases involving siblings were the fiercest of will disputes. After fights between siblings, disputes between children of the first marriage and a stepmother ranked as the most costly. As a lawyer, who represents clients...
