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Scenes that involve issues interwoven with estate planning principles: The Lion King, Storks, Despicible Me, Step Brothers, Up, Lost, Buried 14 Nov
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  • Common Mistakes, Curated Content

Estate Planning Principles: Scenes from the Silver Screen

The Roy family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company. 03 Jun
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  • Dramatized Content, Family Disputes

Succession | Television Series | 2018-2023

A single man is drawn into a custody battle with his mother. The judge ultimately has to decide who will be the best guardian for Mary. 07 Apr
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  • Dramatized Content, Guardian Safeguards

Gifted | Court Battle Over Guardianship | Drama Film | 2017

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  • Dramatized Content, Family Disputes

The Descendants | Comedy-Drama Film | 2011

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  • Bizarre Bequests, Dramatized Content

The Ultimate Gift | American Drama Film | 2006

A commitment-phobic man goes in search of a bride to inherit his grandfather's one hundred million dollar inheritance. 05 Nov
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  • Bizarre Bequests, Dramatized Content

The Bachelor | American Comedy-Drama Film | 1999

Little Big League | American Family Sports Film | 1994 | A 12-year-old boy is bequeathed the ownership of a professional baseball team in his late Grandfather's will. 29 Jun
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  • Bizarre Bequests, Dramatized Content

Little Big League | American Family Sports Film | 1994

After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance. 16 Dec
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Dramatized Content, Guardian Safeguards

Rain Man | American Comedy-Drama Film | 1988

Brewster's Millions 24 May
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  • Bizarre Bequests, Dramatized Content

Brewster’s Millions | American Comedy Film | 1985

Unconventional Estate Planning Lessons drawn from "The Shining" | American Psychological Horror Film | 1980 23 May
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  • Communication Breakdowns, Dramatized Content

The Shining | American Horror Film | 1980

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