{
  "id": 14267646,
  "title": "Kentucky widow wins half of $2.33m accounts after husband dies without will",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kentucky-widow-wins-half-of-2-33m-accounts-after-husband-dies-without",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T18:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-kentucky-man-died-without-a-will-with-about-2-33-million-in-transfer-on-death-investment-accounts-left-to-his-children-an-appeals-court-has-upheld-his-widows-right-to-half-the-accounts-plus-part-of-earlier-gifts/articleshow/134890735.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Kentucky appeals court has upheld a widow’s right to half of her late husband’s $2.33 million investment accounts, despite his children being named as beneficiaries. William E. Perrine died without a will in 2024. The court also ruled that his widow, Nancy, was entitled to half of $126,000 gifted to his children and grandchildren shortly before his death.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}