On a Saturday morning, two people completed a notarized declaration of domestic partnership. That afternoon, one of them died. The following Monday, the survivor filed the declaration with the Office of Secretary of State. Thereafter, the survivor applied for the decedent’s state pension survivor benefits. The administrative board of the state pension system ruled the […]
Marilyn Monroe’s Estate Estopped From Claiming A Posthumous Right Of Publicity.
Marilyn Monroe’s will was probated in New York which does not recognize a posthumous right of publicity. Both the federal trial and appellate courts concluded that because her executors consistently represented during the probate proceedings that she was domiciled in New York at her death to avoid paying California estate taxes, they are judicially estopped […]