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Is There Any Way That I Can Keep My Children From Fighting Over My Estate?

August 21st, 2018

When it comes to family, dysfunction tends to be a way of life, particularly in this age of blended families, stepfamilies, former spouses, and estranged children from different relationships. Emotions tend to run high during a stressful and sad even… Read More

Categories: Blended Families

Blended Family Financial Difficulties

August 29th, 2016

When a parent gets remarried there is likely to be tension between the new spouse and the children from previous relationships. Much of that tension can be eased by ensuring the family finances are properly handled. On television and in movies blende… Read More

Tags: estate planning, Executor, trust

Paper Claims to Have Identified Prince’s Son

August 26th, 2016

If a California newspaper is correct, then dividing up Prince’s estate will be much easier than previously thought. The paper claims that DNA tests have proven that Prince has a son. Recently, the Minnesota probate judge overseeing the Prince estat… Read More

Tags: Estate Litigation, probate

Redstone’s Granddaughter Files Suit

August 25th, 2016

Sumner Redstone’s granddaughter has joined the ongoing legal battle over his competency and business interests. She has filed a lawsuit to have herself reinstated to the family trust. The ongoing Massachusetts probate court battle over the competen… Read More

Tags: Competency, probate

Remarriage and Estate Planning

August 18th, 2016

If you are planning to get remarried, it is important that you revise your estate plan before doing so, especially if you have children from a previous marriage. One of the most challenging things for estate lawyers and probate courts to administer i… Read More

Tags: estate plan, Second Marriage

Judge Cuts Down List of Potential Prince Heirs

August 17th, 2016

The Minnesota judge hearing the Prince estate case has rejected most of the claims brought by people to have themselves declared to be the singer’s heirs. The stakes in the Prince estate case are very high. Because he did not have an estate plan, a… Read More

Tags: Estate Litigation, estate plan, Heirs

What to Leave to Your Family

August 9th, 2016

Throughout your life, you have most likely accumulated many different types of assets. When planning your estate, it is useful to know which of those assets you should leave to your family members. Estate planning is not just about deciding how much… Read More

Tags: estate planning, Estate Tax, Inheritance

Estate Looks for JFK Love Child

August 5th, 2016

That John F. Kennedy had affairs while he was President is fairly well known, so perhaps it should not be too surprising that the estate of one of the women alleged to have been involved in one of those affairs is following up on rumors that she had… Read More

Tags: Celebrity Estates, Estate Administration, will

Disconnect between Parents and Adult Children

July 29th, 2016

A new study reveals that there is a disconnect between what parents expect financially from their adult children and what those children expect to be asked to provide and do. Whenever there is a disagreement about estate planning or finances between… Read More

Tags: Elder Law, Executor

Photographer Sues B.B. King’s Estate

July 25th, 2016

As if the estate of B.B. King did not have enough issues to sort out, a photographer has filed a suit against the estate and Universal Music Group alleging copyright infringement. Some celebrity estates, such as those of Michael Jackson and Prince, a… Read More

Tags: Copyright, Estate Litigation

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