Category: Will
Being an executor of an estate is not an easy task, especially when it is for the first time. When you are named as an executor and the person has died, knowing what to do and how to prioritize the tasks can be challenging. In the best case scenario, the person has had a chance […]
Unconfirmed reports point to a battle between the Houston family and Whitney’s ex-husband, Bobby Brown, over daughter Bobbi Kristina’s end-of-life care. Beyond moral considerations, however, there are tens of millions of dollars playing a behind-the-scenes role in the conflict. Whitney Houston’s will did not leave her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, an inheritance in a single […]
The U.S. Wills Registry is an online service that offers to keep track of the location and holder of a will. Would you use this service? As reported by the Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog in a recent article titled “New Service to Track Location Of A Will,” the new U.S. Will Registry now […]
Wills occupy a curious place in our collective psyche. They are one of the oldest forms of legal document, having existed in written form since Anglo-Saxon times. They are, wrote Dickens, “the curious old records of likings and dislikings; of jealousies and revenges; of affection defying the power of death, and hatred pursued beyond the […]
An argument is being made that the “slayer” rule — which says you can’t murder someone and then inherit their money — be extended to lengths never seen in Missouri. Missouri prosecutors allege that in 2010 Kansas City attorney Susan Van Note entered her wealthy father’s lakefront home, then attacked him and his girlfriend Sharon […]
Although he later returned to work for his father after it failed, Oscar de la Renta’s son Moises attempted his own fashion line and not only seriously severed their relationship, but also his share in the will. He may have been best known for creating celebrity red carpet ensembles, but Oscar de la Renta also […]
A lawyer representing a group of BB King’s heirs said on Saturday they would challenge the blues legend’s will and the actions of his longtime business manager-turned-executor of his affairs. Prior to his passing, King’s family and his business manager were already involved in a legal dispute that was thrown out of court. Thus, it […]
The long-time boyfriend of a filthy rich art collector who left $100,000 to two waitresses is fighting to get himself a much larger serving of his late lover’s fortune. Art collector Robert Ellsworth’s boyfriend is not actually disputing that over-the-top tip. But he is disputing a good portion of his late partner’s will. When Ellsworth […]
Kathleen Hilda Ryan, a woman with Mullingar roots, died in Greenwich in the UK in October 2013, at 83 years of age. She left no will, but she did leave behind a small fortune of $788,000 (£500,000). Since then, no relatives have stepped forward to claim the inheritance. Kathleen had no children of her own […]
A dying man left money in his will as a surprise for his best mates, so they could go on a boozy holiday together. Roger Brown of Swansea, England recently died of prostate cancer at the age of 67. It came as a surprise to his friends that Brown left them a small sum of […]
