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The article focuses on Jiyai Shin's dominant victory at the 2012 Women's British Open at Royal Liverpool, also known as Hoylake, and her warning to the world's top men's golfers competing in the British Open at the same course.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed against Jamie L. Thomas, the caretaker of the late American artist Robert Indiana, which concerns the works and legacy of the latter. Topics discussed include the responsibilities entrusted by Indiana to Thomas according to his will, the involvement of art publisher Michael McKenzie in the lawsuit, and the federal investigation into the role of Thomas in the life and career of Indiana.

The article focuses on Mary Cunningham Agee, former executive at auto parts manufacturer Bendix Corp. owned by his late husband and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) William M. Agee. It offers a background on the story of Cunningham and Agee as a couple including their sex scandal which is considered the first in corporate America. Information is provided on the rift between Cunningham Agee and his husband's children from his first marriage over his will, as well as her corporate career.

The article reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public hospitals in New York City. Topics mentioned include the estimated number of people in the city who were infected with COVID-19 as of April 21, 2020, physician assistant Neena Budhraja, and a decline in number of new virus patients in public hospitals.

Focuses on the savings from estate planning. Understanding of implications of how assets are passed along; Importance of wills.

Reports that older people with living wills were more likely to die at home instead of in a hospital than people who had not made such wills.

The article reports on the move by the estate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein to defend the latter against his accusers as of October 2019. Also cited are the petition filed by Epstein's lawyers with a Virgin Islands judge to allow payment of fees to a New York law firm defending the estate, the continuous operation of Epstein's company Southern Trust, and the will of Epstein putting his estate into a trust.

The article reports on the over 200 million dollars posted by registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's financial services firm Southern Trust in the past five years as of October 2019. Also cited are the firm's business of DNA data-mining service, the financial performance of Eptein's former company Financial Trust, and the will made by Epstein before his suicide naming longtime associates Darren K. Indyke and Richard D. Kahn as executors.

The article focuses on the U.S. Virgin Islands as a personal and corporate hideaway of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Topics covered include investigations into Epstein's island operations by federal agents and New York Police Department investigators, Epstein's assets which is estimated at 570 million dollars and his will, and his efforts to develop the islands.

The article informs that doctors and nurses treating coronavirus patients are writing wills due to risks posed by the same.

The article reports that due to deaths from the coronavirus the estate planning lawyers said that they are noting a rise in calls from new clients and anxious existing ones who wants to put their end of life plans in order. Topics include considered that with social distancing the new normal, lawyers said they are conducting client meetings by telephone, Skype, Face Time or video conferencing.

The article presents an interview with Ken Carlson, grandson of American artist Arvi Ostrom, who was bequeathed with managing his collection of about 10,000 drawings, paintings and wooden sculptures. Among the issues he discussed include the struggles of managing the large art collection, his commitment to keeping his promise of taking care of the artworks, and how he feels about exhibiting part of the collection at the Redwing Cafe.

The article offers information related to the aims of new laws in the U.S. to take the ink and paper out of the process and allow requests and wills to be stored in the cloud storage so that heirs can download it.

The article reports on division of assets of the singer Aretha Franklin who died in August 2018 and was believed to have no will and mentions possibility of wholesale changes to the estate which has stirred divisions among sons of Franklin.

The article reports on the review of Aretha Franklin's estate wills that has been discovered at Ms. Franklin's house, filed in a court as of May 20, 2019.

The article focuses on the website FreeWill which assists in making wills on topics including the cost of hiring a lawyer in making wills, the amount of money that can be saved in using the site and a survey revealing that majority of the Americans have no wills.

The article states that records in Oakland County, Michigan, probate court revealed that African American singer Aretha Franklin died without a will, and that certain details of her finances could become public knowledge.

The article offers suggestions for writing a will, and discusses topics like starting with a do-it-yourself using websites like LegacyWriter.com; discusses tax implications of death with a lawyer; and deciding charities, advance directives and power of attorney.

The article discusses the U.S. court case filed by "The New York Times" newspaper seeking to review the wills of novelist Harper Lee as it is a public document, highlighting the Alabama court's decision toopen the will, however it only deepened the mystery of life.

The article reports on the speculations revealed by the documentary film "Salinger" that the author J. D. Salinger has left instructions to publish the writings he left between 2015 and 2020 and mentions the refusal of his son Matthew Salinger to confirm such speculations.

The article provides an answer to a question related to cooperative housing in which parents need to update their will for the ownership of their apartments.

The article focuses on "Women and Wills," a free lecture series aimed at educating women over 50 on topics like estate planning, succession planning, insurance, charitable giving and wills.

The article discusses the issue of preparing a will for the proceeds of one's belongings when they are dead. The article mentions that it is always good to draw a will; especially a person who is single or does not have any children. It is better not to leave it to the lawyers and the court to decide the disposal of one's assets. Also mentioned is that more than 50 percent of adults in the U.S. do not have a will.

The article discusses the Beth Israel Medical Center's efforts to encourage heiress Huguette Clark to donate money to the hospital during the final years of her life, highlighting a Manhattan, New York Surrogate Court case regarding the distribution of Clark's estate as of May 29, 2013. Topics addressed include Clark's relative's dispute of her will, her care at the hospital, and her donation of a painting to the hospital.

The author recommends that adult children of elderly parents discuss financial arrangements with their parents in order to avoid legal issues after the parents die, and describes California resident Krysten Crawford's problems with her mother's mortgage as an example. Death certificates, mortgage defaults, and the legal aspects of death and wills are discussed, as well as estate planning, powers of attorney, and living trusts.

The article discusses disputes regarding the African art collection, burial, and legacy of abstract expressionist artist Merton D. Simpson following his death in 2013. Topics addressed include Simpson's family's difficulties financing his funeral, a legal dispute over Simpson's will, and the value of Simpson's art collection.

The article discusses the challenges that Seattle, Washington, resident Chanel Reynolds encountered in managing her personal finances after the death of her husband José Hernando in a bicycle accident. Topics include Reynolds's difficulties accessing banking and financial online accounts which were password protected, her creation of the website at getyours##ttogether.org to offer personal finance advice to widows, as well as aspects related to estate planning and wills.

The article reports that British judge Peter Jackson has granted the last wish of a 14-year-old British girl, who has a rare form of cancer, to be cryogenically preserved instead of being buried.

The article discusses the significance of wills for Americans, citing lack of a will of deceased singer Prince, and mentions that a will has prominent role in getting one's assets to right people at the right time.

The article reports that lawyer, Francis X. Morrissey Jr., has been charged in an 18-count indictment with helping Anthony D. Marshall, son of heiress Brooke Astor, exploit her during the last years of her life to gain financially. Morrissey has a history of signing himself as beneficiary to people's wills which include portrait painter William F. Draper and heiress Elisabeth von Knapitsch. Lawyers affiliated with Morrissey, Warren J. Forsythe and Peter J. Kelley, are discussed.

The article reports that settlement talks in Westchester, New York, to help resolve a dispute over philanthropist Brooke Astor's estate, were postponed in September of the year 2007 by request of the Manhattan, New York district attorney's office. The district attorney's office is presenting evidence to a grand jury as part of a criminal investigation into the handling of Astor's fortune and will by her son, Anthony D. Marshall and others. Information is given for the terms of Astor's will.

The author reports on the controversy which has arisen regarding the will of philanthropist Brooke Astor. The author states that questions have been raised regarding Astor's mental competency when she wrote the will in 2002 and changed it in 2004. A letter written by Astor's son, Anthony D. Marshall, which questions Astor's mental state at the time the will was written is discussed.

The article presents information about the will of Brooke Astor who is described as New York City's doyenne of philanthropy. According to the will that Astor signed on January 30, 2002, her son Anthony will get the bulk of her fortune. Her daughter-in-law will get a necklace adorned with 367 round diamonds. Her twin grandsons will get $1 million each. Besides, New York City public teachers will get $2 million for foreign trip.

This article reports on the problems surrounding a codicil supposedly signed by socialite Brooke Astor. The codicil would relieve her son, Anthony D. Marshall, from some estate taxes, but Susan I. Robbins has filed a motion, questioning the validity of the signature. Francis X. Morrissey, Mrs. Astor's former lawyer, had two witness signatures, but the witnesses, Lia Opris and Erica Moffitt, neé Meyer, do not remember signing the third codicil. Marshall was not present when the document was supposedly signed.

Focuses on the archive of Joe Nash, who performed with many pioneering dancers in his youth. Background on Nash, who became a leading figure in New York City with his extensive archive on black dance; How, after Nash's death, his archive was seized by the city because he left no will; Reactions of archivists, dance lovers and Nash's friends to the city's plan to auction off the collection; Reference to other caches at the Manhattan public administrator's warehouse that are of potential interest to scholars; Efforts of Nash's friend, Rashidah Ismaili AbuBakr, to save Nash's collection.

Offers a look at the release of the will of Pope John Paul II by the Vatican. Excerpts from the will in which John Paul ponders retirement from the papacy; Reference to the assassination attempt against John Paul in 1981; Reference to the book "Heirs of the Fisherman," by John-Peter Pham, regarding papal succession; Report that John Paul will be buried in the Grottoes beneath Saint Peter's Basilica; Statement that the money John Paul received for his books was distributed for charity; Devotion John Paul expressed to the Virgin Mary.

Reports that the influx of pilgrims into St. Peter's Square in Rome, Italy, to mourn the death of Pope John Paul II, has amazed and alarmed Italian and Vatican officials, and is straining the city's security and emergency services. Descriptions of the mourners who have come to pay their respects; Comments of Joaquín Navarro-Valls, the pope's spokesman; Meeting of cardinals inside the Vatican to deal with matters according to a papal transition plan written by John Paul; Details of the pope's burial; Issue of sainthood for John Paul; Questions over the contents of the pope's will; Estimated number of people who viewed the pope's body in St. Peter's Basilica.

The article reports several details regarding musician and producer David Bowie's $100 million estate in the U.S.

The article reports that Kyle Navin is in federal custody in charges of killing his parents Jeanette and Jeffrey Navin because of his removal from the will and mentions his failure to pay housing mortgage.

The article reports on the controversy over actor James Gandolfini's will since it was unwisely constructed which could lead to lawsuits form his heirs in the U.S.

The article presents advice on several topics including the things to consider when preparing a will, chatting online with interesting men, and on referring customers as guests.

The article reports on the $100,000 bequest rewarded by former New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch to his personal secretary Mary Garrigan for her loyalty for almost 40 years.

The article offers author's insights on writing her last will and testament and on the division of heirlooms. The author mentions the house that was given by their late mother to her and a brother that caused tension among the remaining siblings. She says that she has been warned by her lawyer on disinheriting anyone, which could lead to unwanted encounter between inheritors.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's highest court escalated its clash with the government on Monday by initiating contempt-of-court proceedings against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for failing to pursue corruption charges against his boss, President Asif Ali Zardari. The Supreme Court was clearly infuriated after the government's lawyer said that the government had given no instructions on how to respond to the court's demands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An article on Friday about the death of Leona Helmsley's dog, Trouble, misstated the reason that Trouble's inheritance from Ms. Helmsley's estate was reduced to $2 million from $12 million, the amount specified in the will. A judge determined that the greater amount exceeded that necessary to care for the dog, not that Ms. Helmsley was of unsound mind when she made the will. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Elaine Kaufman, the cantankerous Manhattan restaurateur who died last month, usually got her way, at least inside the restaurant on the Upper East Side that she ran for 47 years. But there is a question about whether one directive in her will can be carried out the way she wanted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]