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Inheritance Disputes
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HEIRS & SUCCESSES
Whittorn v Siu [2026] NSWSC 666: Trust, Family Relationships and Inheritance Disputes
In New South Wales, the three main forms of family provision legislation since 1916 – the Testator’s Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act 1916 (NSW) (TFM Act), the Family…
India Legal
Kapur Versus Kapur Versus Kapoor
By Dilip Bobb
The irony was too delicious to miss. Actress Karisma Kapoor posted a tribute on Instagram for her late former husband, industrialist Sunjay Kapur, on his first death anniversary recently on…
Unpredictable
Trusts and Estates Litigation
By Will Newman
One of the oldest kinds of disputes concerns who inherits property after someone dies. You may think that after the passing of a loved one, people aren’t so crass as…
Rincker Law Blog
Settling Sentimental Belongings After a Loved One’s Death
When a loved one passes away, their most meaningful belongings often aren’t the expensive assets—they’re the personal items that hold emotional weight. Photos, letters, jewelry, quilts, recipe books, collectibles, family…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Appellate Division Found the Trial Court Effectively Disinherited Defendant By Approving the Settlement Agreement
In re Estate of Sandor, No. A-0936-23, 2025 WL 3640043(N.J. Super. App. Div. Dec. 16, 2025) Ralph Sandor died in 2019. Sandor’s nephew, Anthony Russo, Sr., died after Sandor. Defendant…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris looks downcast after losing legal battle with his estate amid ongoing fight
Paris Jackson faced a legal setback this week after a retired Los Angeles judge ruled in favor of the executors of Michael Jackson’s estate, striking several claims from her petition…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
‘Sunjay Kapur has signed this Will as a woman…’: Karisma Kapoor’s children flag use of feminine pronouns in late father’s alleged will
The ongoing inheritance dispute over late Sunjay Kapur's estate has taken a dramatic turn in the Delhi High Court. Karisma Kapoor's children, Samaira and Kiaan, are challenging the authenticity of…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Florida jury orders billionaire’s widow, son to pay $535 million after years-long inheritance war
A Palm Beach County jury awarded $535 million to the heirs of a Turkish billionaire who accused their stepmother and half-brother of stealing their inheritance.Mehmet Tatlici, acting as a representative…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Jimmy Buffett’s $275M estate becomes center of heated inheritance dispute
The fight over Jimmy Buffett’s estate has sparked a massive legal battle. His widow has filed a petition to have co-trustee Richard Mozenter, who manages the late musician's estate, removed…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Jimmy Buffett’s $275M estate becomes center of heated inheritance dispute
The fight over Jimmy Buffett’s estate has sparked a massive legal battle.His widow has filed a petition to have co-trustee Richard Mozenter, who manages the late musician's estate, removed for…