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The Probate Lawyer Family Feud Blog:
Danielle Mayoras and I were recently interviewed by Forbes.com about our new book, Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights! You can watch the interview here:[Note for those who receive email updates from The Probate Lawyer Blog: You'll need to visit the blog directly to view the video]Posted by: Author and probate attorney (Read More)
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A couple weeks ago, I wrote how Katherine Jackson had a surprising "change of heart" by dropping her challenge to the executors for Michael's estate. In fact, her husband Joe Jackson was shocked -- his lawyer called the move "despicable". Well, if this exclusive report from the United Kingdom website News of the World is (Read More)
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The Probate Lawyer Family Feud Blog:
It's been widely reported across various websites in the last couple days that Farrah Fawcett's will has been revealed and it "shockingly" disinherited her longtime ex-boyfriend Ryan O'Neal (father to her son, Redmond). These reports are wrong on several levels. First, the document was her Trust, not her will. You can rea (Read More)
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guardian.co.uk Society:
Our new primary school curriculum trusts teachers' professional judgment, as we move towards a consensus on educationOver the past six months of being schools minister, I've had the pleasure of getting back into schools, meeting teachers, pupils and others on the front line in education. It's a different world from when I s (Read More)
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guardian.co.uk Politics:
Brown's political obituary is written. The new PM waits in the wings. But – don't laugh – some see cracks in that crystal ballDon't laugh, but it's possible that the Tories won't win the next general election. Sounds silly, I know, given that the polls, the press, why, the very scent in the air, insists that David Cameron i (Read More)
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The Michael Jackson Estate has been the subject of regular court hearings as Katherine Jackson battled for control over the last several months. She routinely objected to the decisions of the co-executors John Branca and John McClain. Recently, she hired a new attorney with the promise of taking the case in a new directio (Read More)
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The Probate Lawyer Family Feud Blog:
As I described in this article from February 2009, the trustees of the Leona Helmsley charitable trust asked the probate court in New York for permission to donate primarily to charities that helped people rather than dogs, despite some language in the trust that suggested she wanted her billions to benefits animal charitie (Read More)
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guardian.co.uk Society:
Levy on homes and high pay inquiry considered as wealth gap widensA fierce debate within the government on how to tackle entrenched wealth inequality – possibly through a high pay commission or a tax on assets – is to be ignited by a report ordered by Harriet Harman, the Labour deputy leader and the minister responsible for (Read More)
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The Probate Lawyer Family Feud Blog:
Curious about how celebrity estate errors can help you protect yourself, your family, and your heirs? Watch this video:Posted by: Author and probate attorney Andrew W. Mayoras, co-author of Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights! and co-founder and shareholder of The Center for Probate Litigation and The Center for Elder L (Read More)
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Wall Street Journal:
Houston plaintiffs’ lawyer John O’Quinn, who was killed last week in a car accident, made a lot of friends and a few enemies during his career.But given the news on his will, we’re guessing that he’s going to make a few more friends in the months and years to come, albeit posthumously. According to this story in the Houst (Read More)
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The Guardian:
Former Granada chairman aiming to reduce number of people who do not have a valid willSir Gerry Robinson, the former chairman of Granada, will tackle the 70% of people who do not have a valid will in a series for BBC2.Legacy, a six-part series from Talkback Thames, is in production and no transmission date has been set.Robi (Read More)
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The Probate Lawyer Family Feud Blog:
The trial involving whether Rock 'n Roll pioneer & legend, Ike Turner, left a valid will has ended. As described in this prior article I wrote, the case pitted his six children (two of whom apparently are now questionable children of his) versus his ex-wife versus his friend and "sometime" attorney. I'm not exactly sure w (Read More)
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New York Times:
Under the agreements that users sign, their online lives — e-mail accounts, social network memberships, virtual-world holdings — can be erased when they die. (Read More)
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The Probate Lawyer Family Feud Blog:
Probate disputes over whether a will or trust was valid, or instead was signed at at time when the person was mentally incompetent or subject to undue influence, are common. They're also very emotional and difficult for everyone involved. The Anna Nicole Smith case -- the Granddaddy of all probate disputes -- illustrates (Read More)
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The Probate Lawyer Family Feud Blog:
The Michael Jackson probate dispute between his mother and his two executors has been active since it started this summer. But it looks like it's about to really get heated up. For starters, Katherine Jackson, Michael's mother and a primary beneficiary (along with his children and unnamed charities), has been challenging (Read More)
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