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  • August 2008

    • 'Jewish Clause' in Will Launches Lawsuits

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 25, 08 1:31 PM CDT

      'Jewish Clause' in Will Launches Lawsuits

      (Newser) - A Chicago courtroom is the site of a nasty tangle over a Jewish patriarch’s wishes for his family, the Chicago Tribune reports. A wealthy dentist, upset to discover that a grandson was taking a gentile to the junior prom, left a provision in his will disowning any of his offspring who marries outside the faith. Of five grandchildren, four did exactly that. Now they're suing their parents for honoring the request. More »

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      lawsuit  • Chicago  • Judaism  • inheritance  • Jewish

    • Pals Pony Up for Ledger's Daughter

      Sun (UK)  |  Aug 19, 08 10:40 AM CDT

      Pals Pony Up for Ledger's Daughter

      (Newser) - Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell, who banded together to complete Heath Ledger’s final film role, in the The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus , gave their paychecks to his daughter, Matilda, the Sun reports. “They didn’t take money—it goes to Heath’s daughter,” director Terry Gilliam said. The actor wrote his will before the now-2-year-old was born, and provisions for her future aren't clear. More »

  • July 2008

    • MLK Children: Lawsuit Defends Dad's Legacy

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jul 21, 08 12:52 PM CDT

      MLK Children: Lawsuit Defends Dad's Legacy

      (Newser) - Martin Luther King's children are blaming each other for the uncharacteristically public standoff that led two of them to sue the third over management of their father's estate, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The deaths of the family peacekeepers, mother Coretta and sister Yolanda, helped expose the rift. "Strong parents have strong children, and strong children have strong opinions, and that usually leads to conflicts that they have difficulty reconciling," says ex-Atlanta mayor Andrew Young, a longtime family friend. More »

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      lawsuit  • Atlanta  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • inheritance  • estate  • Martin Luther King III

    • Connery Won't Give Son a Dime

      Times (UK)  |  Jul 21, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      Connery Won't Give Son a Dime

      (Newser) - Add Sean Connery to the list of wealthy patriarchs who want their children to make their own money. The 77-year-old actor is worth $170 million, but his 45-year-old son, Jason, will “never receive a penny” of it, Connery’s ex-wife and Jason's mother Diane Cilento told the London Times . More »

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      celebrity  • children  • money  • celebrity parents  • inheritance  • Sean Connery

    • MLK Children Fight Over Estate

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jul 12, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      MLK Children Fight Over Estate

      (Newser) - Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s three surviving children are taking their brother to court, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Bernice and Martin King III say Dexter, president of the corporation that oversees the civil rights hero's intellectual property rights, has mishandled company funds and wrongfully taken money from their parents' estates for his own use. More »

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      lawsuit  • Atlanta  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • inheritance  • estate  • Martin Luther King III

    • Queen of Mean's Billions Go to the Dogs

      New York Times  |  Jul 2, 08 5:09 AM CDT

      Queen of Mean's Billions Go to the Dogs

      (Newser) - Leona Helmsley made headlines last year for leaving $12 million to her dog while stiffing two of her grandchildren. But the pooch's payday looks like small change compared to the bonanza in store for America's dogs, the New York Times reports. A charitable trust being built with the late hotel tycoon's assets will have up to $8 billion to spend on canine welfare. More »

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      dog  • inheritance  • will  • animal shelters  • Leona Helmsley

  • June 2008

    • Ledger's Ex Irate Over Will Snub

      New York Post  |  Jun 24, 08 10:56 AM CDT

      Ledger's Ex Irate Over Will Snub

      (Newser) - Heath Ledger’s ex-girlfriend Michelle Williams is livid at the exclusion of her and her daughter from the execution of Ledger’s will, the NY Post reports. Ledger’s will, which leaves everything to his parents and sisters, predates the birth of their daughter Matilda—who is now the legal beneficiary of his estate and has yet to see a cent, according to Williams. More »

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      Heath Ledger  • Michelle Williams  • inheritance  • will  • Matilda Rose Ledger  • Kim Ledger  • Dark Knight

    • Judge to Helmsley's Dog: Let Go of That

      New York Post  |  Jun 16, 08 2:09 PM CDT

      Judge to Helmsley's Dog: Let Go of That

      (Newser) - Leona Helmsley’s dog, Trouble, turns out not to need that $12 million trust fund after all. The world's most spoiled Maltese will manage on $2 million, and the rest will go to charity, the New York Post reports. More »

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      dog  • court  • inheritance  • Leona Helmsley

  • March 2008

    • Heath May Have Fathered Secret Love Child

      Australia's News Network  |  Mar 31, 08 5:26 AM CDT

      Heath May Have Fathered Secret Love Child

      (Newser) - A 17-year-old Heath Ledger may have fathered a child during an affair with an older woman, Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reports. The woman was living in Sydney with another man while seeing the young actor. “There is a very real possibility that Heath was the father” of the baby girl, said Ledger’s uncle. The girl, who would be about 11 years old now, was raised as the daughter of her mother’s live-in boyfriend. More »

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      Heath Ledger  • affair  • inheritance  • love child  • Matilda Rose Ledger  • estate

    • Baby Daughter Is Anna Nicole's Only Heir

      People  |  Mar 4, 08 5:15 PM CST

      Baby Daughter Is Anna Nicole's Only Heir

      (Newser) - Anna Nicole Smith’s 18-month-old daughter is sole heir to the ex-model's estate, a Los Angeles court ruled today. Dannielynn stands to inherit billions if the ongoing legal dispute over the fortune of Smith's second husband, J. Howard Marshall, is resolved in her mother's favor, People reports. Anna Nicole's will named her son, Daniel, her heir, but he died shortly after Dannielynn was born, the AP reports. More »

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      celebrity  • inheritance  • Anna Nicole Smith  • Larry Birkhead  • Dannielynn Hope  • Daniel Smith  • trust fund

  • December 2007

    • Not Such a Ruff Life: 3 Dogs Cash in on $800K Will

      Associated Press  |  Dec 30, 07 7:42 AM CST

      Not Such a Ruff Life: 3 Dogs Cash in on $800K Will

      (Newser) - You dogs, you. Three happy Maryland pooches have a new leash on life now that their owner has died and left them assets worth $800,000. Buckshot, Katie, and Obu-Jet—a beagle and two Labrador mixes—were strays when their well-heeled owner adopted them in 2002. They currently spend their days lounging in their own home tended to by a personal caretaker. More »

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      dog  • Maryland  • inheritance  • beagle

    • Death Threats Drive Heiress Dog Into Hiding

      Times (UK)  |  Dec 3, 07 3:56 PM CST

      Death Threats Drive Heiress Dog Into Hiding

      (Newser) - When the Queen of Mean left her pampered pooch $12 million, it only spelled trouble for Trouble. Leona Helmsley's spoiled Maltese, whose annual upkeep bills run to $300,000, was forced to flee her Connecticut estate after a flood of death and abduction threats by blackmailers hungry for the dog’s moolah, the London Times reports. More »

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      dog  • inheritance  • Leona Helmsley

  • September 2007

    • Millionaire Dog May Have to Fight for Her Biscuits

      New York Times  |  Sep 3, 07 5:09 PM CDT

      Millionaire Dog May Have to Fight for Her Biscuits

      (Newser) - When billionaire hotelier Leona Helmsley bequeathed $12 million to her pooch before she died last month, it's a good thing she left the eight-year-old Maltese enough to hire  a good lawyer. Trouble, who was inseparable from the 'Queen of Mean' when she was alive, and had a propensity to bite anyone who came near her, will have to stave off people who are already lining up to get a piece of her, ahem, fortune. More »

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      lawsuit  • dog  • pets  • inheritance  • will  • Leona Helmsley

  • July 2007

    • Hilton Grandpa Empties Paris' Purse

      Australia's News Network  |  Jul 30, 07 1:32 PM CDT

      Hilton Grandpa Empties Paris' Purse

      (Newser) - Paris Hilton's grandfather, the only family member still bankrolled by the hotel chain, has reportedly put the kibosh on her $60 million inheritance, the Daily Telegraph of Australia says. Long red-faced over his granddaughter’s antics, 79-year-old Barron Hilton was sent over the top by her recent jail sentence and decided to write her out of his will. More »

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      Paris Hilton  • inheritance  • Hilton Hotels  • Barron Hilton  • Conrad Hilton

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