DADE CITY — Sheila Morgan led a hard, but straight, life before she landed in jail in March. That’s when authorities say she stole a court seal and forged a judge’s signature to speed up the paperwork on a $15,000 inheritance. She had never been arrested in Florida before.
Details of her curious crime came to […]
Till death do they part . . . A man and his dog!
09 May
Posted by L. Duong as Funny!, Probate in the News, Probate
A Memphis, Tennessee man died intestate, leaving a $2 million dollar estate behind, but the most heated “personal property” dispute in his probate estate was his trusty golden retriever, Alex.
Seems the fight may have been more about bickering beneficiaries.
Read the rest of the story here. (May 8, 2007, Associated Press - as seen freep.com, […]
“We can help! Our team of experts will guarantee that you pass away in 2010 and avoid federal estate tax.”
08 May
Posted by L. Duong as Funny!, Estate Planning, Probate
Estate Taxes Flummox Planners
Uncertain Future Fuels Trust Boom; Repeal Odds Wane
By ARDEN DALE
WALL STREET JOURNAL
April 5, 2007; Page D2
“We can help! Our team of experts will guarantee that you pass away in 2010 and avoid federal estate tax.”
Gallows humor about estate taxes — like this Internet spoof — is in vogue these days because changes […]