Articles in this section highlight Wills that contain some interesting, and sometimes bizarre, bequests and stipulations.
Last July, I stumbled upon an ancient Will while visiting the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. As an estate planning lawyer, I was delighted. The Will, written in hieratic script on papyrus, was made by Naunakhte, an
Leona Helmsley is often referred to as the “Queen of Mean”, but her dog might disagree. During her life, she dressed her Maltese Terrier, Trouble, in pricey outfits, including a diamond collar, and fed him
Reuben John Smith wanted to make sure he had a comfortable place to sit for eternity. So when he died in 1899, he directed that his body be placed in a tomb sitting on a
Leslie Ann Mandel loved her animals: 32 cockatiels who live in an aviary located on her property in East Hampton, a cat named Dragon and a dog named Frosty. So much so, that she made
Have you ever gotten a psychic reading? According to a 2005 Gallup Poll,26 percent of the people polled believed in clairvoyance, and 31 percent believed in telepathy or psychic communication. Unfortunately, this leaves room for
The great thing about having a Will is that it gives you the power to decide how your property will be distributed when you die. For example, if you are married, you may direct that
Billy Standley, loved his Harley Davidson motorcycle, which he credited for helping him keep his sense of adventure after he settled down to raise four children. He loved it so much that his dying wish
Solomon Sanborn of Medford, Massachusetts was a patriot, and was especially proud of the part Massachusetts took in the Revolutionary struggle. So when the hatmaker died in 1871, he left his body to science but
Most leave their estate to family members, close friends or charity, not to people they’ve never met. But Ray Fulk had other ideas. Fulk was a recluse who lived and died alone in an Illinois
If you are a Star Trek fan like me, you’re familiar with James Doohan. He was the actor who played Montgomery Scott, the chief engineer of the original Star Trek series who is associated with
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