One page of a will is carried 40 miles by a tornado after home is destroyed. After a tornado hit Perry County in Tennessee it carried a page of a couple’s will 40 miles away and, after being found, helped settle their estate. Antonio and Ann Yzaguirre were killed in their home which was left […]

A celebrated figure in America for refusing to move to the back of the bus, Rosa Parks worked hard to stop people from benefiting from her celebrity. Her estate continues that policy but has lost a key case. Rosa Parks, who is famous for refusing to take a seat in the back of the bus, […]

Actor Mickey Rooney died leaving an estate worth $18,000 and his widow suspects he was murdered for his estate. Actor Mickey Rooney had a long career ranging from child star to leading man but was not a wealthy man when he passed away. His assets totaled $18,000. In a strange story, Rooney’s eighth and last […]

Alaska has long had an advantage as a preferred state for trusts but the decline of prices in the oil industry may weaken its position. One of the most popular trust haven states in the U.S has been Alaska as attorneys sought more friendly laws and taxes for their clients. Taxes were not the focus […]

One way to become a suspect in a murder case is to submit a previously unknown will that names you as the sole heir of the deceased. Jake Clyde Merendino, a wealthy man after an inheritance from his parents and the success of a business of his own, traveled a great deal and collected art. […]

The will of Melissa Mathison, who passed away in November with an estate estimated at $22 million, is missing. Melissa Mathison, famous for writing the screenplay for the movie E.T. and being the ex-wife of actor Harrison Ford, died of cancer in November. The couple’s divorce was the subject of much gossip as Mathison walked […]

Gordon Getty, the heir to J. Paul Getty’s estate, says he loaned his son money and now he wants it from the estate. Wealth and sometimes tragedy have followed the heirs to J. Paul Getty, once the richest man in the world. One was famously kidnapped as a child and had his ear cut off […]

Leaving a large sum of money to a youthful heir can often create unexpected challenges and difficulties but a case study of what happens to the wealth of some professional athletes could provide insight. Some professional athletes are often as famous off the field as on but not always for positive reasons especially when they […]

Both the executors and the heirs who inherit property could get their ways in fair market value differences for estate tax and capital gains tax purposes – until now, because the loophole is closed. The value of an estate determines the amount of tax due with no estate taxes due if the estate was worth […]

The estate of former Yugoslavian dictator Tito, which has been stalled for 35 years, will possibly be closed by early 2016. The estate of Joseph Broz Tito, who ruled over Yugoslavia as a dictator for more than 30 years, may finally be approaching closure 35 years after his death. Tito passed away in 1980 and […]