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Selling Inherited Property: Tips for Executors and Beneficiaries | Property Pitfalls | Real Estate | Estates Gone Wrong 29 Aug
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Selling Inherited Property: Tips for Executors and Beneficiaries

Family Cottage Succession: a Dream or a Nightmare? No matter how much you may intend to keep the property in the family, you should plan for the almost certain inevitability that at some point it will be sold. 05 Aug
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Shared Ownership in The Family Cottage: a Dream or a Nightmare?

Strangest Things Left in Wills | Curated Content | Strange Tales | Inheritance Horror Stories | Bizarre Bequests | Estates Gone Wrong 15 Jul
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Bizarre Things People Have Left in Their Wills

Five Famous Families Undermined by Sibling Conflict | Curated Content | Family Disputes | Estates Gone Wrong 29 Jun
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Five Famous Families Undermined by Sibling Conflict

Lawyers Who Write Wills Share The 40 Weirdest Requests Clients Have Made | Curated Content | Strange Bequests | Estates Gone Wrong 28 Jun
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Ask Reddit Thread: 40 Weirdest Requests in People’s Wills

The 10 Strangest Inheritances of All Time | Curated Content | Strange Bequests | Weird Things People Left in Wills | Estates Gone Wrong 13 Jun
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10 of the Strangest Inheritances of All Time

What Happens if a Person Has Multiple Wills in Ontario? 28 May
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What Happens if a Person Has Multiple Wills in Ontario?

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Why Families Fight Over Inheritance and How to Avoid it

When Caretakers Empty the Coffers: A Look at Guardianship Fraud 13 Apr
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When Caretakers Empty the Coffers: A Look at Guardianship Fraud

Estate Planning Mistakes of the Rich and Famous | Curated Content | Celebrity Estates | Inheritance Horror Stories | Estates Gone Wrong 13 Apr
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Estate Planning Mistakes of the Rich and Famous

The Will of Marlon Brando: A Lesson in Estate Planning | Inheritance Disputes | Celebrity Estates | Court Battles | Estates Gone Wrong 21 Mar
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The Will of Marlon Brando: A Lesson in Estate Planning

St. Jude Fights Donors’ Families in Court for Share of Estates | Curated Content | Charitable Bequests | Court Battles | Estates Gone Wrong 21 Mar
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St. Jude Fights Donors’ Families in Court for Share of Estates

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