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Many wealthy people think they are immune from making estate planning mistakes. That thought is their first mistake. They often commit many more. When it comes to estate planning most wealthy people have heard about mistakes that other wealthy people… Read More

Imagine having a sibling whom no one in your family has spoken to in nearly three decades. What if you were contacted one day and told that your sibling passed away six years ago and left behind two bank accounts worth $81,000? That's what happe… Read More

No one has claimed to be the heir to the estate of the German co-pilot who is alleged to have intentionally crashed a plane into the Alps. Now, the estate has filed for bankruptcy. If you have watched the news the past few months, then you undoubtedl… Read More

Elliot Ness is best known as a Prohibition era lawman who fought the mob. After that, however, he served as the CEO of Diebold. A recent find of a stock certificate in that company has caused Ness' heirs to reopen his estate.   Despite a bo… Read More

There has been much media speculation about the debate in Bobbi Kristina Brown's family over whether or not to remove her from life support. The debate has been framed as a moral and religious one, but what might really be driving it is somethin… Read More

The state of Missouri does not have a slayer statute that prevents someone from inheriting from the estate of someone they killed. However, as a matter of common law, the slayer rule is enforced by the state courts. Now, a bizarre new case is asking… Read More

When nonprofit organizations assume ownership of historical estates conflicts often arise between the nonprofits and the descendants of those who used to live at the estate. This is the case with a current feud over the Vanderbilts' estate. The… Read More

Watergate continues to be perhaps the most important political scandal in United States history. Now, the papers of the reporters and the editor who broke the story will all be housed in the same place thanks to an estate donation. Ben Bradlee was th… Read More