The management of a California family’s $11 million trust fund is under careful watch by federal law enforcement officials and family members. A probate judge in Los Angeles County recently approved a $50,000 compensation payment to one of the estate trustees, who is under FBI scrutiny. The trustee handles the multimillion dollar trust for an […]

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Artist Thomas Kinkcade died of an alcohol overdose last April. He left multiple wills, including two holographic or handwritten wills that are causing a legal dispute. A probate court judge must decide if two letters Kinkcade wrote are valid and whether a court battle will take place. Kinkcade and his wife were estranged, but not […]

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Wills are rarely hidden from public view. However, some Hollywood celebrities and other famous people request the sealing of a will for privacy. Earlier this year, legendary Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno died of cancer. A county judge sealed Paterno’s will in April at the request of his estate. Estate administration officials and Paterno family […]

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