FOR centuries, Lagos State stood as a proud inheritance passed down through generations of indigenous families and communities with deep-rooted ties to the land, its culture, and its customs. But ...

Phanice Amukhale, a sociologist, notes that in many African traditions, it is customary and legally recognised for children ...

This story has a happy ending — the targeted victim knew it was a scam right away and was never at risk — but it’s one that’s ...

I am in a quandary, and I hope you can help. My last surviving brother, 82, is a widower and a veteran on disability, with 70% of his expenses paid. He also inherited some stocks from his late wife.

My son just said, "Dad didn't want them to get anything."' I'm looking for your opinion/advice about leaving my estate to my ...

In theory, Kate could seek to challenge this state of affairs under the Inheritance (Provision for ... to do so within six months of a Grant of Letters of Administration being issued - a formal ...

Soaps are at the core of my beloved lowbrow Midwest cultural inheritance — right up there ... “The show got letters afterward from women saying ‘you saved my life’,” by educating them ...

This letter may interest folks in disaster zones. My parents set up a trust. Their house was supposed to go to one sibling, “Bob.” The cash in their checking account was to be split between ...

Dear Eric: I am in a predicament with my older sister. My mother died a few years ago, before getting her assets in order. This resulted in my sister gaining access to the majority of my mother ...

Dear Eric: Over the years I noticed one of my spouse’s sisters seemed generally overly sensitive with sudden emotional outbursts and a tendency to play the victim. My spouse's last living parent ...

Dear Eric: In the letter from “Frustrated Sister-in-Law”, the writer wanted to know what to do with her brother-in-law constantly asking for her share of the inheritance left to her by her father.

The person in charge of her property—her diaries, her letters, the copyrights to her books—would wield great power over how Rand would be remembered. The inheritance was also a windfall for ...