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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The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled last week that a lower court’s decision denying the paternity suit of an Alabama man was correct. Steven Swafford, of Cleburne County, had filed suit to be declared the biological son of Ruben Myers and claim a share of the deceased man’s estate, estimated at $5 million. The […]

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Ethical questions have been raised after a Tokyo doctor inherited the entire estate of a former patient, valued at several hundred million yen. The doctor, who cared for both the woman and her elder sister, was appointed their legal guardian, as well as executor of their wills. The sisters’ estranged family accused the doctor of […]

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