The death of a loved one can bring up issues.
When an alleged will of Howard Hughes turns up, a gas station attendant is one of the beneficiaries.
Nine people claim to be the children of musician Johnnie Taylor and battle to share the estate.
The death of Sarah Hadley, daughter of the inventor of the expansion bracelet, sparks a debate as to who gets her seven million dollar trust.
A 15-year court battle ensues following the death of country music star Conway Twitty.
When Lillian Garis Booth leaves $10 million to her nephew, a convicted serial killer, the father of one victim tries to stop the inheritance.
Exploring some of the strangest requests ever found in wills.
Rock Hudson's partner sues the estate for exposing him to HIV.
When country songwriter Darrell Wayne Perry dies, a 5-year legal struggle against a backdrop of mega-churches ensues.
When rock singer Ritchie Valens died in a 1959 plane crash, he left little more than songwriting credits.
Norman Otto Hipel died in 1953 and his estate was to ultimately be split between his children Norma and George, but Norma was unaware she was an heiress.
When this famed country star dies at the ripe age of 59, he leaves his $15 million estate to his four children; an ugly legal battle unfolds as Conways widow fights for one-third of the estate which she is legally entitled to.
When Andy Warhol dies in 1987, no one can agree on the value of his art.
Someone is left out of an $18 million lawsuit settlement after LaTanya Haggerty is shot by Chicago police.
Tammy Wynette promised her four daughters they would be financially taken care of but fifth husband George Richey is left everything, prompting a wrongful death lawsuit.
Family members wage a battle for the remains of legendary baseball player Ted Williams following his death in 2002.
Etta James' family battles to control her end-of-life decisions and her fortune.
When author Stieg Larsson dies in 2004, his brother and father inherit everything as the will is not witnessed and Swedish law does not recognize common law.
The parents of John Kennedy Toole were entitled to the estate that included an unpublished manuscript, but when his father passed away without a will, half the estate went to the extended family.
Robert Johnson died at 27 and penniless but his estate was reopened seven years later after his re-released recordings turn him into an icon.
When James Brown died in 2006, the bulk of his estate went to a trust for underprivileged children, his six adult children inherited his personal effects and his spouse was left nothing.
Jimi Hendrix' father Al inherited the rights to Jimi's music and image, but chaos broke out when Al died in 2002.
Brooke Astor died in 2007 at the age of 105, leaving an estate worth close to $200 million.
Jerry Garcia died in a rehab center in California, leaving behind a new wife, five daughters and a multi-million-dollar estate.
Actor Gary Coleman died in 2010, leaving a messy estate plan naming three separate executors to his estate.
The estate of Genevieve Gore, widow of businessman Bill who made his fortune through the revolutionary fabric Gore-Tex, whose children disagreed over the proposed division of the stock in the run-up to and after her death in January 2005.
A man whose casket salutes his favorite beer and other stories about eccentric last requests are featured.