by Julie | Nov 28, 2017 | Estate Disputes, Family Disputes, Will Challenges, Wills
A family estate battle threatened to erupt over the will of cricketing star Richie Benaud, before all parties agreed on a settlement. The cricketing legend and commentator Richie Benaud died aged 84, and was allegedly worth tens of millions of dollars at the time of...
by Julie | Apr 21, 2016 | Estate Disputes, Estate Planning, Family Disputes, Wills
Can you cut family members out of a will? The Adult Child of a First Marriage Is Often Cut Out Of A Step-Parent’s Will A particular dilemma often faced by older people in second marriages is how to provide for their partner after they die, while still making...
by Julie | Feb 24, 2016 | Elder Abuse, Family Disputes
The New South Wales Parliamentary Inquiry into elder abuse has heard that the problem is rife, hearing that an estimated 50,000 NSW seniors have experienced some form of violence, exploitation or neglect, most often perpetrated by a trusted family member. Nursing...
by Julie | Jan 21, 2016 | Estate Disputes, Family Disputes, Will Challenges, Wills
The headlines were scandalous and compelling. The heir to the Fontainebleau Hotel fortune had been brutally murdered, only months after his own mother had died in suspicious circumstances. His wife Narcy was charged and convicted with both murders. On July 12, 2009,...
by Julie | Oct 28, 2015 | Estate Disputes, Family Disputes, Will Challenges, Wills
An estate battle has been finalised over the estate of coffee mogul Leroy Hill, who died in 2009, between his second wife and his children from his first marriage. Leroy Hill was a self-made millionaire who married his first wife, Bonnie, just after they graduated...
by Julie | Aug 26, 2015 | Estate Disputes, Family Disputes, Will Challenges, Wills
The first round of the battle over author Tom Clancy’s estate has been won by his widow, Alexandra Clancy. The estate, worth $86 million, derives most of its value from a 12% stake in the Baltimore Orioles, and the first dispute has arisen over who should pay...
