by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Sep 13, 2018 | Probate Litigation
California fans of the late artist Robert Indiana may be aware that a lawsuit has been filed by the Morgan Art Foundation against the artist’s caretaker and art dealer. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant kept the artist isolated from friends and...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Sep 9, 2018 | Blog
First Hawaiian Bank is now the new trustee of Abigail Kawananakoa’s estate. A Hawaiian judge found the 92-year-old sugar cane heiress incapable of overseeing the $220 million trust. The judge – along with Los Angeles psychiatrist, David Trader – agreed that...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Sep 7, 2018 | Inheritance Disputes
One land dispute in Colorado is going back to court 16 years following a major decision that gave hundreds of residents of Costilla County the right to access a mountain property. In past years, the ancestors of these residents had owned and used the property in...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Sep 3, 2018 | Inheritance Disputes
California fans of singer Glen Campbell may have heard that there has been a dispute over his estate. Campbell died in August 2017. In his estate plan, three of his children were disinherited. He left the estate to his wife and five of his other children. The three...
by Kathryn A. Flanigan | Aug 28, 2018 | Inheritance Disputes
California fans of Aretha Franklin may be interested in information that emerged just after the singer’s death on August 16. The “Queen of Soul,” as she was known to millions, died after a long battle with cancer surrounded by family, but reportedly...