The Situation: Mrs *Piper died in tragic circumstances. Her husband was charged with her murder. Her will left her entire estate to her husband. The law prevents a murderer from receiving any benefit under a person’s will, but that depends on the person being first convicted of the murder; and it takes a long time for a murder trial to happen.

Mr and Mrs Piper owned (in both their names) a mobile home in a retirement village.

Mr Piper conspired with the manager of the retirement village to have the mobile home sold, before Mr Piper’s murder trial, and to pay 100% of the proceeds of sale to Mr Piper.

RMO Law acted on a deferred-fee basis.

The Result: A win for our clients. RMO Law stepped in, on behalf of Mrs Piper’s children, and made sure that half of the proceeds of sale were paid to Mrs Piper’s children.

*Names have been changed for confidentiality. However, some cases appear on public records such as court reports on the internet. As every case is different, the cases reported here cannot be taken as an indication of a similar outcome being likely in your case, and these reports are not to be taken as legal advice about your particular situation.