Can a Terrorist Inherit? Strange Australian Probate News. Learn why Privacy is Key in West Palm Beach Probate.
Sometimes probate news collides directly with the mainstream news. Did you hear about the terrorist probate dispute in Australia? If you do not want your probate dispute in the West Palm Beach news listen up.
Privacy in Probate
- Did you know that when you file a will in with the clerk it becomes public record?
- That means that anyone with Google can find out your personal information.
- Do not worry certain information is censored but that is still a very private document.
- Is there anything you can do?
- For one thing you may want to look more into trusts.
- One of the biggest differences between trusts and wills is that trusts are private.
- Experienced Palm Beach probate litigators know how to draft a trust agreement that is both private and comprehensive.
- Sometimes family drama can be pretty embarrassing and you may want to shield it from the public record.
- For example check out this recent case out of Australia where the personal representative claims the wife is a jihadi and that she is not entitled to her share of the estate funds!
Jihadi Probate Debate
- A woman’s husband was killed in Syria after contributing to ISIS and now she wants her cut of the estate in Australia.
- The man’s brother is the executor of the estate which is pretty much the same as apersonal representative in West Palm Beach.
- The woman has since repatriated to Syria to join the jihad against the West and the executor is unsure if paying her would actually be a crime!
- The thing about this story is that most of it contains private family facts that should not be in the newspapers.
- Although I have kept names out of this, the names are a matter of public record given the nature of probate.
- Talk to an experienced Palm Beach probate litigator today to find out what you can do to avoid airing your dirty laundry in South Florida following the death of a loved one.