by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Feb 8, 2018 | Inheritance Disputes
It is not uncommon for stepmothers and stepchildren to become involved in estate disputes. In California and throughout the country, will and trust contests and other matters often involve these parties. Stepmothers tend to be in these types of conflicts partially...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Jan 12, 2018 | Inheritance Disputes
When a loved one passes away in California, sometimes the will may carry with it some bitter surprises. This is the case for relatives of one retired factory worker, a lifelong loner who lived by himself and died of advanced dementia at the age of 92. After a funeral...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Dec 12, 2017 | Inheritance Disputes
Family fighting during the estate process is nothing new in California and other parts of the country. One such family squabble is ongoing in Baltimore, Maryland, over the estate of a successful businessman. As is often the case, the dispute involves the...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Dec 4, 2017 | Inheritance Disputes
News sources report that an inheritance dispute has arisen over control of the estate of cult leader Charles Manson, who died in a California prison on Nov. 19. Manson was initially sentenced to death after his followers killed several people in 1969. In 1972, he...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Nov 10, 2017 | Inheritance Disputes
The Playboy Mansion of Hugh Hefner was a magnet for celebrities in California for decades. The Los Angeles location served as the scene of the magazine publisher’s final wedding to Crystal Harris in 2012. In 2013, a source revealed that she had signed a...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Nov 8, 2017 | Inheritance Disputes
When Prince died unexpectedly from an accidental drug overdose, he had no will. His estate included valuable music recordings, including unreleased works known as the vault. The movement of these vault materials to a storage facility in California lies at the heart of...
