Making a Will.
Most of us toil hard all our lives to earn wealth. We buy land, flats, bungalows and invest in other kind of property. But this property is useful to us only during our lives. What happens to it after we die? A person is definitely concerned about the fate...

Jagatjit Jaiswal joins row over JIL control.
Byline: Nandini Sen Gupta NEW DELHI: In a fresh twist to the ongoing fight for GDR shares of Jagatjit Industries (JIL), eldest brother Jagatjit Jaiswal has joined ranks with youngest brother Anand Jaiswal in opposing the will that bequeaths control of the liquor major to middle brother...

Royal heir to battle it out at CLB.
NEW DELHI: Court in relation to royalty once had connotations of grandeur -peacock thrones and a huzzahing nobility. Now it has boiled down to cases, charges, counter-charges and complicated legal manouevres, which would have left their battle-hardened ancestors agape. At stake are palaces, countless jewels, and increasingly, companies and...

Battles royale.
Byline: Nikhila Pant Intense personal rivalries over personal wealth have replaced bloodshed over thrones in the annals of royal families. Intense personal rivalries and battles over personal wealth worth hundreds of crores of rupees have replaced bloodshed over thrones in the annals of royal families....

What 'will' happen when you're gone?
Byline: Sanjeev Sinha Will planning is important, especially for those having substantial wealth. Moreover, when there's ambiguity about the natural heirs. Where there's a Will, there's always a way. However, in its absence, the ways ahead can be not just too many for comfort, but...

Families and estates; a comparative study.
9041123784 Families and estates; a comparative study. Ed. by Rosalind F. Croucher. Kluwer Law International 2005 289 pages $154.00 Hardcover KF6584 This volume is the fifth of the published deliberations of...

Philadelphia Bar Association to Offer Free Legal Advice On Wills and Estates June 20.
PHILADELPHIA, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Area residents who need legal advice on wills and estates can receive it at no charge by calling LegalLine P.M. on Wednesday, June 20, from 5 to 8 p.m. All advice is free and confidential. By calling 215-238-6333, residents can talk to...

Another viewpoint.
In this LawNow issue regarding Wills and Estates, we tried to look, not so much at the making of wills and granting of powers of attorney, as at what happens once they are made. The process of mediation for estate disputes rather than more divisive court battles, the duties...

Hearings set on unclaimed property rules.
Byline: The Register-Guard Two meetings will be held next week on proposed changes to state administrative rules relating to unclaimed property of people who die without wills or heirs. The Division of State Lands will hold the first meeting from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m....

Maryland Court of Appeals rules that Convention between United States of America and Federal Republic of Germany for Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Estates, Inheritances and Gifts does not supersede state limitations period for seeking refunds of Maryland Inheritance and Estate taxes.
This is a case involving the estate of Harold Arrowsmith (decedent) who died intestate in Germany on August 15, 1989. He was born, raised and educated in Maryland, living in that state until 1974. In 1975, he moved to Germany. Decedent kept his American citizenship for the rest of...