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Don't Expect Much Inheritance From Baby Boomer Parents

by Tom Henderson, Posted Apr 20th 2011 2:30PM

Credit: Karen Bleier, Getty Images Your baby boomer parents might -- might -- leave you their collection of Frank Zappa albums and those stylish water pipes they used for, uh, smoking tobacco. They may have shared ...Boomers say they don't trust anyone under 30 with their estates.
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Should the Child Who Inherited My Name Inherit Everything Else?

by The Name Lady, Posted Aug 26th 2010 11:00AM

Each of my grandchildren have been given a family name for their middle names, two from the mother's family and two from the father's side. One of the children's middle name is my maiden name, which will not be continued other than with this child. ...
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Marilyn Monroe and JFK's love child wants money

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Nov 4th 2008 2:02PM

Yay! This is funny! I know the election is getting us all amped up and nervous, so let's take the time to muse over the rumblings of another president--John F. Kennedy. According to a report, JFK's alleged love child, one John R. Burton, wants a ...
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Jerry Orbach's two families don't get along

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Aug 15th 2008 10:00AM

Loving someone doesn't mean you have to love the people they love. My father had five kids and his love for each and every one of them was unconditional and unlimited. I, on the other hand, can barely stand to talk to myself, let alone the other ...
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Let Heath Ledger be a warning: Parents need wills

by Susan Wagner, Posted Jun 24th 2008 4:00PM

Page Six is reporting that Michelle Williams, Heath Ledger's ex and the mother of his daughter, is boycotting the July 14 premier of "The Dark Knight," Ledger's last film -- not because she's anti-Batman, but because she's concerned that Ledger's ...
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Will you be getting/giving an inheritance?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jun 24th 2008 2:00PM

A recent New York Times article calls attention to a humorous bumper sticker: "I'm spending my children's inheritance." While that sentiment may be a funny one, it turns out to be true in more ways than we know. Our parents, who may have had ...
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Leona Helmsley's dog loses, grandkids win

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 17th 2008 1:02PM

When Leona Helmsley died last August, a lot of people were appalled to learn the details of her will. In it, the so-called Queen of Mean bequeathed a $12 million trust fund to her dog, Trouble, while leaving absolutely nothing to two of her ...
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Nigella Lawson cutting kids out of will

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jan 29th 2008 5:01PM

Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson knows a thing or two about privileged childhoods. Her father is a former Conservative chancellor and her mother is an heir to the Lyons Corner House restaurant empire. But instead of living a life of leisure with her ...
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Paris Hilton's inheritance shrinking

by Angie Felton, Posted Dec 27th 2007 5:01PM

Looks like Paris Hilton made her grandfather's naughty list this year. The 80 year-old son of the founder of the Hilton hotel chain, estimated to be worth 2.3 billion dollars, announced that he will be donating 97% of his wealth to charity instead of ...
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Paris Hilton gets cut off

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jul 30th 2007 11:36AM

Barron Hilton, son of Conrad Hilton who founded the hotel chain of the same name, has taken his famous granddaughter out of his will, leaving her $60m poorer. Embarrassed by her outrageous behaviour, especially when her home-made sex video found its ...
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Unusual family heirlooms

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Aug 15th 2006 5:00PM

I've been under the weather the last few days with a cold or something. Yesterday I even stayed home from work, spending most of the day in bed. My mother-in-law was over to help take care of the kids and she made some chicken matzo ball soup to help ...
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