Father Disinherited From Son’s Estate For Abandonment
A child — particularly a minor child — can inherit a share of an absent parent’s estate even after abandonment by the parent. But what about the less common circumstance of a child dying young. Will abandonment by a parent prevent the parent from inheriting from the child’s estate? Brandon’s story In 1989 a child […]
UTMA Custodian Accountable After Beneficiary’s Majority
FEBRUARY 8 , 2010 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 A recent case out of Kentucky deals with a fairly arcane legal question, but it gives a chance to remind people about UTMA accounts and the rules governing them. The issue in that case: what duties does a UTMA custodian have to account to the minor beneficiary […]
Father’s Body, Moved Once, Need Not Be Moved Yet Again
APRIL 13, 2009 VOLUME 16, NUMBER 36 Is it just us, or is the incidence of family disputes over funeral and burial arrangements on the rise? A recent court case from Indiana makes us think maybe there are still more variations on a theme we thought had long since been played out. Sherman Warren died […]
