This week’s issue of the Arkansas Times contains a sad but fascinating story written by Mara Leveritt, who is well-known for her writing about so-called “true crime,” including but not limited to her book about the West Memphis Three, Devil’s Knot. Specifically, Ms. Leveritt tells the tale of an older gentleman living in Washington state whose trust assets were [...]
Posts Tagged ‘lawsuit’
“Murder, Fraud, $2.2 Million Somewhere”
Posted in In the news, Misappropriation of assets, tagged arkansas, fraud, lawsuit, litigation, trust, undue influence on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Frank Talk On Attorney’s Fees
Posted in ***WELCOME TO THIS BLOG, Attorney's fee issues, tagged trustee, estate litigation, probate litigation, trust litigation, trust, arkansas, breach of trust, executor, lawsuit, beneficiary, litigation, will contest, personal representative, attorney fees on September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the first questions that a potential inheritance litigation client quite reasonably asks is some form of the following question: “How much is this ultimately going to cost me?” While there is unfortunately little or no way of determining on the front end how much a legal matter might cost, how that cost will be calculated generally is capable of early [...]
New Book And Television Series Coming Out About Estate, Trust & Probate Battles
Posted in Breach of fiduciary duties, In the news, Misappropriation of assets, Rights of beneficiaries, Will contests, tagged book, conspiracy, documents, estate, fortune, fraud, lawsuit, money, movie, probate, prominent, television, Trial And Heirs, trust, TV on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The estate, trust, and probate disputes and lawsuits that one reads about in the newspapers and which we commonly see in our law practice can seem like a television or movie drama. Common threads running through these battles frequently include prominent characters in the community, tales of large sums of money flying around, allegations of complex conspiracies, questions regarding [...]
Modern Recordkeeping Fraught With Potential For Abuse When Individuals Die
Posted in Breach of fiduciary duties, Duties of executors, Duties of trustees, In the news, Misappropriation of assets, Rights of beneficiaries, Self-dealing, tagged administrator, assets, computer, digital, estate planning, lawsuit, liabilities, recordkeeping on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An interesting article on msnbc.com from a few days ago sheds light on how modern day estate planning probably needs to catch up with the practicalities of modern day life. Specifically, the article’s author discusses how, years ago, when an individual died the survivors typically conducted a search of the house, papers, safety deposit box, etc. in order [...]
