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Publicity Rights When a Celebrity Passes Away
August 31st, 2016
Intellectual property rights are mostly determined by federal law and international agreements. When a copyright holder passes away, it makes little difference where he or she lived. However, publicity rights, which govern who can use a person’s im…
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Categories: Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Film, Succession, Taxes, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
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…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Family Business, Film, Music, Probate, Succession, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
New Profession Helps Seniors Move
August 12th, 2016
Moving from a home that you have lived in for decades can be a daunting task, especially when you have to sort through a lifetime’s worth of stuff—not all of which will fit into your new home. Senior move managers specialize in making such moves…
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Things Prince Can Teach You about Estate Planning
June 27th, 2016
You have probably heard that Prince died without a will. There are important things about estate planning that you can learn from that. Despite a net worth of millions of dollars the musician Prince never had a will drafted or any other form of estat…
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Joan Rivers' Estate Sale
June 24th, 2016
Collectors are eager to bid on a collection of valuable items that will go up for auction at a sale of Joan Rivers' estate in June. Joan Rivers never kept it a secret that she loved luxurious things and was an avid collector of fine items. Follo…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Books, Charitable Giving, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Film, Succession, Taxes, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Tags: Estates
The Greatest of All Time's Estate
June 21st, 2016
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali recently passed away. The details of his estate plan are not yet known, but he left behind a large estate and family. With the passing of Muhammad Ali, a true sports icon has left the scene. At this early stage it is not ye…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Charitable Giving, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Film, Games, Sports, Succession, Taxes, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Tags: estate plan
Sumner Redstone Competency Challenged Again
June 10th, 2016
Only two weeks after Sumner Redstone successfully defended himself against one attempt to declare him incompetent to handle his own affairs another battle over the same issue has begun. The effort by Sumner Redstone's ex-girlfriend to have the m…
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Celebrities without Estate Plans
June 8th, 2016
Prince is not the first famous person to pass away unexpectedly without an estate plan. With Prince's estate in the news the public is getting a close look at what happens when a celebrity passes away without having created a will. Prince, howev…
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Categories: Blended Families, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Family Business, Film, Music, Probate, Sports, Succession, Taxes, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
More Potential Prince Heirs Come Forward
June 7th, 2016
In the developing saga to settle Prince's estate two more people have come forward claiming to be his heirs. When news broke that the musician Prince did not have an estate plan experts were quick to predict that there would be multiple claims m…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Current Affairs, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Film, Music, Probate, Succession, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Prince Estate Moves Forward with Special Administrator
May 20th, 2016
A Minnesota judge appointed a special administrator to oversee the estate of Prince. For now the musician's siblings and half-siblings all appear to be in agreement, but potential problems loom for the estate. In a short hearing on May 2, 2016,…
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Categories: Blended Families, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Family Business, Film, Music, Power of Attorney, Succession, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will