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Is Elizabeth the True Queen of England?
October 21st, 2015
Queen Elizabeth II has asked a court to decide if DNA evidence can be used in disputes over hereditary titles. If the court says yes, then it could mean that her own lineage and right to the throne could be called into question. One significant diffe…
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Categories: Blended Families, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Family Business, Succession, Weblogs
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Estate Planning Lessons in the Death of Whitney Houston’s Daughter
August 14th, 2015
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s tragic death offers a number of poignant end-of-life lessons for parents, young adults, and seniors alike. First and foremost, health and legal experts say Brown’s death spotlights the need for establishing written advance…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Power of Attorney, Probate, Television, Will
Audrey Hepburn's Storage Locker
July 6th, 2015
Nearly 22 years after the legendary actress Audrey Hepburn passed away her two sons are still arguing over the contents of a storage locker that she left to them. When Audrey Hepburn passed away she owned a storage locker that contained many of the p…
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Debate over the Fate of Bobbi Kristina Brown
July 1st, 2015
There has been much media speculation about the debate in Bobbi Kristina Brown's family over whether or not to remove her from life support. The debate has been framed as a moral and religious one, but what might really be driving it is somethin…
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Categories: Blended Families, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Music, Power of Attorney, Television, Trust Funding, Will
Digging Up Dad's Grave for $50 Million
June 23rd, 2015
Most people would not consider digging up their father's grave for the sole purpose of securing a DNA test to prove that the man listed on their birth certificate is not their real father. A woman in New York did just that. Nina Sebastiana…
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Widow Sues to Resume Estate Payments
June 17th, 2015
An interesting estate case was recently filed in Manhattan. On one side, a widow is suing her stepchildren claiming that they were supposed to give her a monthly stipend for life. On the other side, the stepchildren claim there was never a marriage a…
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Oscar de la Renta Snubs Son in Will
June 10th, 2015
Oscar de la Renta was well-known for his charitable causes, especially in the Dominican where he was an unofficial ambassador and held a diplomatic passport. However, a decade old falling out was enough for the designer to snub his son. Shortl…
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Business and Avoiding Probate Problems
May 14th, 2015
Small and family business owners have heard many nightmares about similar businesses that have had problems with probate. Many of the stories are true. However, with careful planning most of the problems associated with probate can be avoided.…
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Estate Planning Tips for Blended Families
March 12th, 2015
Blended families are continuously becoming more common in the United States. This creates special considerations that must be taken into account during estate planning because not planning properly for blended families is a good way to ensure that th…
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Lessons from the Robin Williams Estate
March 10th, 2015
Initially experts believed that the dispensation of Robin Williams' estate would go smoothly. However, that has not turned out to be the case. There are lessons to be learned from what went wrong. Upon the passing of Robin Williams, along…
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