A judge ordered that the president of a funeral home be "immediately removed" as the "executor" of a client's will.

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Our grandmother passed away a few months ago, and she left behind a complicated, even messy, situation. My four brothers and I are the heirs. My father was left with nothing. That is clearly stated in ...

Helen Bush's old will stipulated her estate, which was worth $5 million at the time, to be distributed equally between 18 ...

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My father passed away in July 2024. I was not named in his will. I could not imagine how sneaky, dishonest and greedy a person my sister, the executor of his will, turned out to be regarding the ...

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Legal dispute centres on changes to the will of a West Vancouver woman that cut out some relatives while giving the lion’s ...