by Reception | Feb 20, 2018 | Will Challenges
An estate dispute has erupted between the relatives of former First Lady Jackie Kennedy and a New York art gallery over a painting. A long-lost portrait of a teenage Jackie Kennedy has been discovered and her family is suing to get it back. The forgotten work is...
by Reception | Jan 11, 2018 | Estate Disputes
If you have recently received an inheritance from your family and then you and your partner go through a divorce, should you be able to keep your inheritance in full? Or is it fairer that your ex-spouse has a claim to the inheritance too? It is interesting to note...
by Reception | Dec 15, 2017 | Estate Disputes
In long-running estate litigation, Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, lost control of a $4 billion family trust in May 2015, with the Supreme Court handing control to her daughter, Bianca Rinehart. Supreme Court Justice Paul Brereton said in his ruling...
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 15, 2016 | Estate Disputes, Will Challenges
What is an estate dispute? When someone dies they leave behind their assets, called an estate. Even if someone dies with a valid will in place, family and others may disagree about how an estate should be divided up. This is also commonly known as contesting a will or...
