by Reception | Nov 8, 2017 | Elder Abuse, Estate Disputes, Will Challenges
Something we see all the time are members of blended families contesting the will. A former police detective who specialised in elder abuse has herself been accused of taking advantage of a man with dementia in order to secure his $4 million estate. Diane Miller, the...
by Reception | Nov 3, 2017 | Will Challenges
Is £160 million enough of a fortune for a family to fight over? Sir Jack Hayward died at the age of 91, after a lifetime of philanthropy and generosity. But his own children felt he gave too much of his fortune away, to such an extent that he believed they wanted him...
by Reception | Oct 10, 2017 | Estate Disputes
You may believe that estate disputes most commonly happen when there is a large amount of money to fight over. That can be true, as evidenced in the following examples. Case Examples of Rich Estate Disputes Liquor magnate Michael Erceg was thought to be worth over...
by Reception | Mar 23, 2017 | Will Challenges
An estate feud has erupted in a wealthy New York art family after two brothers accused their stepmother of wrongfully selling millions of dollars worth of paintings that they should instead have inherited. The most recent estate feud is over “La Balayeuse,” described...
by Reception | Nov 22, 2016 | Estate Disputes
It is more likely for estranged family members, particularly estranged siblings, to fight over their share of the inheritance because of family conflict. The most common scenarios are where step-siblings don’t agree on how the estate should be handled, or where...
