Dennis van der Geest and Bert van Leeuwen discuss family disputes after deaths

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Dennis van der Geest and Bert van Leeuwen said that the public dispute among the relatives of recently deceased singer Ben Saunders was not unique. They also referred to conflicts involving the survivors of André Hazes, Rob de Nijs, Han Peekel and Hans Breukhoven.

Van der Geest, the presenter of *Waar is mijn erfenis?*, and Van Leeuwen, a mediator and presenter of *Het Familiediner*, said they knew from their work that conflicts after someone's death could escalate significantly.

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