Menu
» Estate Planning
ID Theft and the Deceased
July 7th, 2015
Everyone has heard horror stories about identity theft and millions of Americans take steps to protect themselves by regularly checking their credit reports. However, the deceased cannot check their own credit reports. This gives thieves an opportuni…
Read More
Read More
Share
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…
Read More
Read More
What Does Your Will Say about You?
July 3rd, 2015
We often think the process of estate planning is mostly about finances. However, how we distribute our estates also says a lot about who we are as people and what we value. Every will ever accepted into probate in England and Wales since 1858 is stor…
Read More
Read More
Online Will Registration
July 2nd, 2015
It is not always easy for descendants to locate the wills of the deceased. A new online service hopes to provide the first national solution to that problem. Many people neglect to tell loved ones where their wills are located. Often this is out of f…
Read More
Read More
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…
Read More
Read More
Categories: Blended Families, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Music, Power of Attorney, Television, Trust Funding, Will
Extending the Slayer Rule in Missouri
June 30th, 2015
The state of Missouri does not have a slayer statute that prevents someone from inheriting from the estate of someone they killed. However, as a matter of common law, the slayer rule is enforced by the state courts. Now, a bizarre new case is asking…
Read More
Read More
Visitors Center at “The Breakers” Causes Feud
June 29th, 2015
When nonprofit organizations assume ownership of historical estates conflicts often arise between the nonprofits and the descendants of those who used to live at the estate. This is the case with a current feud over the Vanderbilts' estate. The…
Read More
Read More
Why Choose a Non-Family Trustee?
June 26th, 2015
When naming the trustees to administer a trust, the first people who come to mind are beloved family members. Some people stop there and appoint one of those family members, but they really should think twice before doing so. When creating trus…
Read More
Read More
Paul Walker's Car Collection
June 24th, 2015
Paul Walker was famous for his movies about fast cars so it should come as no surprise that he owned a lot of vehicles. Exactly how many vehicles he owned and whether or not his estate has possession of all of them is the subject of a new lawsuit. Fr…
Read More
Read More
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…
Read More
Read More
Services
Submit to Schedule an Estate Planning Consultation
