Recently, the Indiana Court of Appeals decided the case of Bergal v. Bergal. The case involved a man, Milton Bergal, who had four adult children from a previous marriage. Milton married Linda in 2009, and that same year he...more
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Recently, the Indiana Court of Appeals decided the case of Trowbridge v. Estate of Trowbridge. The case involved a man, Everett, who, despite their divorce, remained on good terms with his ex-wife, Christal....more
Earlier this week, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed judgment in favor of daughters who contested their father’s last will and testament on the basis that he lacked testamentary capacity and was unduly influenced by his...more
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently decided the case of In re Matter of the Revocable Trust Agreement Created by the Settlor, Anil Kumar Sarkar. The case involved a husband, Anil, and wife, Dipa, both medical doctors and...more
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Recently, the Indiana Court of Appeals decided the case of Murphy, et al. v. Trustee of Star Financial Bank, et al. The case involved a woman named Janice who had executed a revocable living trust in 1990. ...more
After a trial court approved a guardian’s intermittent accounting without notice or a hearing, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed, ordered a new hearing and vacated an attorneys’ fee award....more
Earlier this month, the Indiana Court of Appeals decided In Re: The Scott David Hurwich 1986 Irrevocable Trust. The case – which involved three siblings, Scott, Jeff and Stacey – arose after Scott and Jeff began to question...more
When more than $250,000 was missing from a final trust and estate accounting, a beneficiary objected. But the trial court approved the accounting and closed the estate. A unanimous panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals...more
After a tragic car accident killed young parents, a race to the courthouse ensued. Various family members petitioned different courts for appointment as special administrator to pursue a wrongful death claim, and each was...more
On June 19, the Indiana Supreme Court decided In the Matter of the Supervised Estate of Kent v. Kerr, rejecting a pre-mortem settlement agreement the Court of Appeals had unanimously validated last year. Aging Hoosiers often...more