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According to reports the Colorado inmate who claimed to be Prince's long lost son has been determined to not be related to the deceased musician. In the first of what will most likely be many paternity determinations in the estate of Prince, it… Read More

Creating an estate plan can seem like a daunting task for many people, but if you break the process down into the basic steps, it does not seem as challenging. Sometimes people do not get estate plans because they think it is too difficult, that ther… Read More

The judge overseeing the probate case concerning Prince's estate has denied a request from several media companies to be heard in the case. However, questions about media access to the case have not been definitively answered. The issue of havin… Read More

If undue influence over an elderly person can be proven there may be a price to pay. Sometimes undue influence can turn out to be costly as the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reports in "Ex-Derzon Coins operator ordered to pay estate $1.2… Read More

In a perfect world, splitting the assets of a marriage would be a relatively pleasant and somewhat uncomplicated process. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. More often than not, this process becomes even more difficult when a couple decides to d… Read More

Artwork valued over $50,000 can create an unexpected estate tax bill. Because appraisals on expensive artwork can vary estates can face some difficult issues with the IRS as Barron's discusses in "How Art Can Blow Apart Your Estate," c… Read More

People in their 20s and 30s might not think that they need estate plans, but they do and it is not necessarily a big hassle for them to put plans in place. A typical line of thinking for younger adults is this: because they have relatively few assets… Read More

Lawsuits from the Minnesota Attorney General should serve as an important reminder to anyone who has a life insurance policy as part of their estate plan. Life insurance policies play a pivotal role in many estate plans. They are often used to provid… Read More