A Port Charlotte couple has settled in a court battle with their insurance company over repairs.

But even having a will is not necessarily enough to avoid a costly and contentious legal dispute. Consider what happened after Jimmy Buffett died of skin cancer at the age of 76 in 2023.

The outcome of this litigation will determine who gets to administer Buffett’s $275 million estate.

Legal wrangling over Jimmy Buffett’s estate turns widow’s inheritance into cautionary tale by: Reid Kress Weisbord Distinguished Professor of Law and Judge Norma Shapiro Scholar, Rutgers University - ...