Austin Probate Lawyer

According to the New York Times, people living today should not expect much of an inheritance from their parents. A variety of factors, including a trend towards luxury spending by the elderly, are cutting into the possibility of leaving something behind for one’s children.
Increasing life expectancy and rising healthcare costs are also a significant factor […]

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Trouble, the beloved pet of infamous real estate tycoon Leona Helmsley, will lose the majority of his enormous $12 million inheritance, according to a settlement between the executor of Helmsley’s will and two of the late mogul’s disinherited grandchildren.
Craig Panzirer and Meegan Panzierer Wesolko argued successfully that their grandmother was not of sound mind when […]

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The son of multimillionaire British businessman Jimmy Swanston, is on trial for allegedly forging signatures on his father’s will. The case was raised by Jimmy Swanston’s mistress, Pat Powell, who claimed that he had assured her that he would be provided for after his death. When no mention of her appeared in his will, Powell […]

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