Although the introduction to Megan Pendleton's “Intestate Inheritance Claims: Determining a Child's Right to Inherit When Biological and Presumptive Paternity Overlap” suggests an exploration of the ...

MIAMI — A woman in South Florida received a personalized letter from a bank in Spain claiming she had received an inheritance from a late relative. When the woman responded, the bank representative ...

Splitting an inheritance isn’t always as simple as dividing a number in half. When her brother ignored every reminder to claim his share, she suddenly found herself holding both portions — and all the ...

This obviously was a perfect example of "possession is 90% of the law." From my perspective, this was a money grab. I want to put this to rest in my mind, especially because had the tables been turned ...

When a beneficiary refuses to accept an inheritance but won't formally disclaim it, executors can find themselves stuck in ...