DNA test proves woman who claimed part of Salvadore Dali's estate is not his child

When you're doing your estate planning, you probably try to anticipate the "what if" questions that seem reasonable. For examp...

Ex-Mountie wife killer costs family $45K fighting estate

This has to be one of the saddest and most frustrating stories I've heard in a long time. CBC is reporting that Keith Weins, a former Mo...

The Law Show: changing and removing executors - now online for listening

The latest episode (June 22, 2017) of The Law Show is now available online for you to listen. This week we talked about changing your execut...

When a lawyer makes a new will for a client, does the beneficiary under the earlier will have rights?

One of the questions I hear regularly from clients, blog readers, and seminar attendees is "can he do that?" Sometimes they are as...

A win for testamentary freedom

"Testamentary freedom" means the right to leave your estate to whoever you want. We all know there are some legal restrictions on ...

Sibling squabble over late brother's Meccano set goes to court

There is a recent story from New Zealand about the estate of Bert van der Lubbe, who died in 2015. Mr van der Lubbe did not have a spouse or...

Lawsuit alleges $100,000 trust fund for dog was mismanaged by executor

When Patricia Bowers of New York passed away, her will set up a trust for her dachshund, Winnie Pooh, with $100,000. According to the terms ...