inheritance
Woman died homeless — with $884K unclaimed inheritance in bank
An Oregon woman died homeless last year while $884,000 in inheritance money sat unclaimed in a state bank account, a news report said.
Bill and Melinda Gates' kids still likely to get 'only' $10M each after divorce
It is not clear if the three Gates children will end up receiving inheritance money from both of their parents. Bill Gates has previously discussed not giving his children the...
Lucky dog! 8-year-old border collie inherits $5M from owner
You lucky dog.
Trump asks judge to toss niece Mary Trump’s 'conspiracy'-laden lawsuit
President Trump says his niece’s lawsuit against the family is full of “conspiracy theories” -- and all just part of a plan to make money off the famous family name,...
Famous Russian felines inherit part of French fortune
An anonymous French philanthropist has bequeathed a sum of money to a clowder of cats that live in the basement of a famous Russian museum, according to CNN. About 50...
German couple leaves $7.5M fortune -- to their village
The Weiperfelden district in central Germany is the sole inheritor of Renate and Alfred Wedel's riches, tied up in a stock portfolio and property, CNN reported.
A deli and a dream: How a counterman came to inherit NYC art dealer's millions
The mystery of how a Queens deli worker came to inherit a Manhattan art dealer's fortune.
Trump's niece was 'swindled' by family out of full inheritance: suit
President Trump and his siblings, Maryanne and Robert, "swindled" niece Mary Trump out of tens of millions of dollars in inheritance money, new court papers allege. "Her aunt and uncles...
More than 40% of Americans have a family heirloom that's over 50 years old
How long do you keep things in the family? According to new research, 42 percent of Americans have a family heirloom that’s over 50 years old. The survey asked 2,000...
Egyptian woman fighting unequal Islamic inheritance laws
CAIRO — One Egyptian woman is taking on the country’s inheritance laws that mean female heirs inherit half that of men. Since her father’s death last year, Huda Nasrallah, a...
Mary Max's estate could all go to her disabled mother
The mother of Mary Max — who was married to famed pop artist Peter Max and took her own life in June — stands to inherit her daughter’s entire estate,...
Dozens of Jeffrey Epstein 'heirs' come forward to claim his estate
Dozens of people hoping to cash in on multimillionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's estate are claiming they were fathered by the perv — now that he apparently hanged himself over the...
Son cleared of trying to kill dad with wrench over mom's fortune
A Columbia University graduate dodged a potential life sentence Thursday after a jury acquitted him of attempted murder for allegedly torturing his father with a metal wrench for nearly four...
Wasserstein heirs battle with dad's love child over $2.3 billion Hamptons estate
Mistress Erin McCarthy, who gave birth to the youngest child, Sky, in 2008 while Wasserstein was still married to his third wife, Claude, claims his other kids agreed to give...
Siblings sentenced for elaborate Swiss bank inheritance scam
Four of investor Harry Seggerman’s six children had a choice when he died in 2001 with more than $12 million illegally stashed in Swiss bank accounts — declare their share...
Obese man leaves $200K to only cab driver who would drive him to pub
A taxi driver who inherited a passenger’s entire estate has been slapped with a huge legal bill after the will was overturned after a bitter legal battle. The bizarre story...
The curse that plagued the family who inspired 'The Philadelphia Story'
Helen Hope Montgomery was perfectly suited to a life of excess. She regularly made the best-dressed lists beside Babe Paley and once sang a naughty song to the Duke of...
Man in Rikers for shooting brother allegedly hired hitman to finish job
A Brooklyn man who landed in jail for trying to kill his half-brother was charged for hiring a hitman to finish the job while he was behind bars, officials announced...
'Conniving' woman steals almost $250,000 from elderly aunt
A woman who fleeced her own elderly great-aunt out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has been jailed for six years — after the pensioner allegedly tried to kill herself...
Man accused in grandfather's killing over inheritance blames 'mistress'
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Vermont man accused by relatives of killing his millionaire grandfather in Connecticut for inheritance money says in new court documents there is stronger evidence a woman...