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2015 to 2026

Estates in court now: deaths, wills and trusts from the last ten years, with the court and the date.

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What do the 2015 to 2026 estate cases show?

A trust amendment that was never delivered to the sitting trustees, as the trust required, gives them grounds to contest it after the person who made the trust dies. A creditor can claim against a dead person's trust with forged loan papers, and the trustee has to go to court to stop the foreclosure sale.

Stories
14
Years
2015 to 2023
Main regions
North America, Europe
Legal traditions
Common law, Civil law
Updated
30 October 2026

Every case in 2015 to 2026, best-known first

Best-known first: cases from 1900 on, then the United States, then Europe, and the people most read about on English Wikipedia each month. Fiction, scripture and legend come last.

Lisa Marie Presley: Lisa Marie Presley (cropped)2023 · West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USALisa Marie Presley's mother contested her trust, then resigned as trustee in exchange for $1 million and a grave near Elvis at GracelandIn February 2018 Lisa Marie Presley sued her former business manager, Barry Siegel, in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that her $100 million trust had fallen to $14,000 in cash by 2016; he countersued for $800,000 and blamed…unicourt.com and 10 moreLisa Marie Presley: Lisa Marie Presley (cropped)2023 · Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, USALisa Marie Presley's trust was told it owed $3.8 million on Graceland, and the Missouri woman who forged the loan got 57 months in prisonLisa Marie Presley died on 12 January 2023. Graceland, which she owned, was held in her trust, and her daughter Riley Keough became sole trustee that year.justice.gov and 5 morePrince at Coachella 001: Prince performing at Coachella 2008.2016 · Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, USAPrince died without a will, more than 45 people claimed to be his relatives, and his estate took 6 years and a tax court case to dividePrince was found unresponsive in an elevator at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on 21 April 2016, aged 57. An autopsy found fentanyl toxicity. He left no will, spouse or children.nbcwashington.com and 16 moreAretha Franklin 1968: Publicity photo of Aretha Franklin from Billboard, 17 February 1968. The uploaded photo is a better quality copy of the image shown in the ad. There are no co2018 · Detroit, Michigan, USAAretha Franklin's 2014 will was found in a notebook under her couch cushions, a jury upheld it in 2023, and her estate was still open in 2026Aretha Franklin died of pancreatic cancer on 16 August 2018, aged 76. Lawyers and family said she left no will or trust.wdet.org and 8 moreJeffrey Epstein: Mug shot of Jeffrey Epstein, July 25 20132019 · Metropolitan Correctional Center, New YorkJeffrey Epstein signed his will two days before he died in jail; victims' claims cut the $577 million estate to about $107 millionJeffrey Epstein was arrested on federal sex-trafficking charges in July 2019. On 8 August 2019, in jail in Manhattan, he signed a will. He died two days later.edition.cnn.com and 11 moreJimmy Buffett navy (cropped): Jimmy Buffett navy (cropped)2023 · Sag Harbor, New York, USAJimmy Buffett left his widow a $275 million trust with his accountant as co-trustee, and each has asked a court to remove the otherJimmy Buffett died at his home in Sag Harbor, New York, on 1 September 2023, aged 76.cdn.theconversation.com and 8 moreRupert Murdoch: Rupert Murdoch - Flickr - Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer2023 · Reno, Nevada, USARupert Murdoch tried to rewrite his family trust so Lachlan would control his companies, and a Nevada commissioner found they acted in bad faithWhen Rupert Murdoch divorced his second wife, Anna Torv, in 1999, she demanded that control of the business be split equally between him and their children, ABC News (Australia) reported on 21 September 2024.washoecourts.com and 8 moreLarry King: Larry King in 2006 (cropped)2021 · Los Angeles, California, USALarry King's handwritten 2019 will left his estate to five children, two of whom died before him, and his estranged wife Shawn contested itLarry King married Shawn Southwick in 1997 and filed for divorce in August 2019.wsbtv.com and 3 moreMohamed Al-Fayed2023 · London, UKAfter Mohamed Al Fayed died, more than 180 women came forward, and Harrods went to court over his estateMohamed Al Fayed owned Harrods from 1985 to 2010. He was never convicted of a sexual offence in his lifetime.leighday.co.uk and 3 moreAI illustration: The gates of a Beverly Hills estate, 20152015 · Beverly Hills, California, USAKirk Kerkorian left $2 billion to charity, and his 57-day wife was paid to go awayKirk Kerkorian built Las Vegas hotels and owned MGM three times. He died at 98 with an estate of about $2 billion. Most of it went to charity, distributed by a three-person committee within three years.Los Angeles Times and 2 moreSilvio Berlusconi: Silvio Berlusconi (2010) cropped2023 · Milan, ItalySilvio Berlusconi left €100 million to his 33-year-old partner and €30 million to a friend convicted of mafia tiesSilvio Berlusconi was prime minister of Italy four times and built Fininvest, owner of the Mediaset television group. His will was opened in July 2023.ansa.it and 3 moreAI illustration: A will in an envelope in a mail tray, 20252020 · New London, Connecticut, USA (house fire)Zappos founder Tony Hsieh died with no will, and five years later a will appeared in the mail naming a witness who may not existTony Hsieh sold Zappos to Amazon and spent his fortune remaking downtown Las Vegas. He died at 46 after a fire in New London, Connecticut. No will was found. A Clark County judge appointed his father, Richard Hsieh, administrator.yahoo.com and 3 moreAI illustration: A house on Old Colony Road, Toronto, in winter, 20172017 · Toronto, CanadaBillionaire Barry Sherman and his wife were found strangled at their pool; police first called it murder-suicide, and the case is unsolvedBarry Sherman founded Apotex, the generic-drug company, and Forbes put his fortune at US$3.2 billion. On 15 December 2017, real estate agents found him and his wife, Honey, dead in the basement by their lap pool.thestar.com and 4 moreAI illustration: A walled garden on an estate in the Valais, Switzerland · SwitzerlandHermès heir Nicolas Puech planned to adopt his gardener, then said his $15 billion in shares was goneNicolas Puech is a fifth-generation descendant of Hermès founder Thierry Hermès. He left the supervisory board in 2014 and was believed to hold more than 5 percent of the company. Forbes ranked him with $15.6 billion in March 2024.The Guardian and 3 more