Read more will stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4280/will.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:47:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72784/the-strange-story-of-jack-kerouacs-estate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Jack Kerouac died, wallowing in alcohol and obscurity, the bank estimated his estate’s value at $1. He left everything to his mother, and when she died, she left it to Kerouac’s third wife, Stella Sampas—or so everyone believed. Recently a Florida court ruled Gabrielle Kerouac's will a forgery....http://www.newser.com/story/72784/the-strange-story-of-jack-kerouacs-estate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 13:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69674/jacksons-mom-gets-86k-a-month.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson’s estate pays his mother $86,804 every month, the LA Times reports. Estate administrators set up the allowance because the pop singer’s estate—worth an estimated $500 million—is so vast that settling it in court could take years. The allowance pays Katherine Jackson $26,804 every month...http://www.newser.com/story/69674/jacksons-mom-gets-86k-a-month.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 16:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68501/dj-am-left-1m-no-will.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDJ AM died without leaving a will or any instructions on what should be done with his fortune, E! Online reports. The late DJ's mother has asked a court to name her as his sole heir, since he had no spouse or children. The 36-year-old DJ died with assets of...http://www.newser.com/story/68501/dj-am-left-1m-no-will.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 5:32:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67807/the-astor-trial-so-far-high-society-low-class.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMeryl Gordon has a plum seat at the so-called Brooke Astor trial, in which her son, Anthony Marshall, stands accused of thievery. Complete with the crème de la crème of New York society recounting terrible things and scathing Astorisms, Gordon writes in Vanity Fair , it’s a “story about money that...http://www.newser.com/story/67807/the-astor-trial-so-far-high-society-low-class.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 22:56:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67540/cronkite-will-leaves-gal-pal-high-and-dry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWalter Cronkite left nada in his will for his opera star girlfriend, reports the New York Post . The 2005 document, written before he and singer Joanna Simon became attached at the hip, divides Cronkite's estate among his three kids and his CBS staff. The newsman’s daughter says Cronkite never planned...http://www.newser.com/story/67540/cronkite-will-leaves-gal-pal-high-and-dry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 23 Aug 2009 8:59:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66606/jacko-autopsy-results-under-wraps-kids-get-biz-guardian.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson's autopsy has been completed, but authorities won't release the results until after their investigation into his death has been completed, reports CNN. Detectives are investigating what role the anesthetic propofol—administered by Dr. Conrad Murphy—played in the singer's death, according to sources. Meanwhile, Jackson's three children are...http://www.newser.com/story/66606/jacko-autopsy-results-under-wraps-kids-get-biz-guardian.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 3:00:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64573/daughter-in-law-scolded-astor-for-breaking-hip.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBrooke Astor’s daughter-in-law berated the 101-year-old socialite for breaking her hip in 2003, the New York Post reports. “We had to cancel our trip to London all because of you!” Charlene Marshall groused to the hospitalized Astor, according to testimony from housekeeper Angela Moore. Anthony Marshall is accused of changing...http://www.newser.com/story/64573/daughter-in-law-scolded-astor-for-breaking-hip.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:43:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63974/in-estate-planning-take-a-lesson-from-mj.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson wasn't known for his financial prudence, but he got one thing right: his estate planning, writes Jane Bennett Clark for Kiplinger. Here’s how to follow his good example: Write a will: Two-thirds of Americans don’t. Jackson’s is concrete: His kids get 40% of his estate, his mother gets...http://www.newser.com/story/63974/in-estate-planning-take-a-lesson-from-mj.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 14:08:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63689/jacksons-mom-loses-court-battle-over-will.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn LA judge shot down Katherine Jackson’s request to keep control of her son’s estate today, handing the keys instead to the executors named in Michael’s 2002 will, the LA Times reports. Katherine Jackson said she wasn’t challenging the will’s legitimacy, but argued that a more recent will may exist....http://www.newser.com/story/63689/jacksons-mom-loses-court-battle-over-will.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 13:05:02 CDT