BOSTON, MA — Would-be beneficiaries could not sue a testator’s attorney for failing to have the testator’s updated will signed and witnessed before her death, a Superior Court judge has found. In late May 2024, testator Lynne Millican, who was ...
Read More »Oklahoma counselor releases book helping blended families thrive
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Nearly 40% of children in the U.S. will experience their parents’ divorce by age 16. Oklahoma ranks among the top 10 states for high divorce rates. An Oklahoma counselor, author and family advocate has released a ...
Read More »South Florida matriarch sentenced to life in prison for hired killing of her ex-son-in-law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Donna Adelson, the matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family who was convicted in the hired killing of her former son-in-law, was sentenced Monday to life in prison for her role in the 2014 murder-for-hire of Daniel ...
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Read More »Custody award was supported by evidence
RICHMOND, VA — Where the circuit court properly considered the statutory factors based on the evidence presented, and found that awarding wife primary custody was in the children’s best interest, that decision was affirmed. Background Huy Le appeals the circuit ...
Read More »Children claim right to property over second wife
RICHMOND, VA — Where father and wife had agreed to divide certain property as part of their divorce, but had not executed the property settlement agreement when father died, the property settlement agreement could not be enforced by the father’s ...
Read More »Siblings sue brother over life insurance proceeds
RICHMOND, VA — Where two siblings alleged their brother was unjustly enriched when he used life insurance proceeds to pay off a loan, but all the children signed documents permitting the loan to be paid off with the proceeds, their ...
Read More »Nicole Kidman files for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nicole Kidman has filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage, bringing a surprising end to a long and seemingly successful union that brought together two superstars from the worlds of movies and music. The 58-year-old Oscar-winning ...
Read More »Evicted spouse waived ability to equitably distribute house
A Circuit Court lacked jurisdiction to consider a spouse’s claim to the marital home because they brought the action more than 21 days after the entry of their divorce order, the Court of Appeals of Virginia has held. The parties ...
Read More »Grand jury to hear case against man accused of setting Virginia city councilman on fire over affair
DANVILLE, Va. — Steven Seiple remembers Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler’s screams. “I remember Lee screaming: ‘He threw gas on me,’ ” Seiple testified in court Tuesday. Seiple saw Vogler running through their workplace at a local magazine. He saw ...
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