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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…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Books, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Succession, Taxes, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Firearms and Estate Administration
August 2nd, 2016
New rules issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives provide some clarity for executors of estates that include firearms. Any new proposed gun control laws or regulations are almost guaranteed to set off a political controversy…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Succession, Taxes, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Bobbi Kristina Brown's Estate in Another Battle
March 3rd, 2016
Like her mother Whitney Houston's estate before her the estate of Bobbi Kristina Brown has sparked massive family fights. The latest battle has the estate administrator suing the trustees. The battle over the estate of Bobbi Kristina Brown has f…
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Categories: Blended Families, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Family Business, Power of Attorney, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Former Prosecutor Guilty of Stealing From an Estate
February 24th, 2016
It is always disturbing when an estate administrator steals from the estate. That goes double when the administrator is a former district attorney. John Paschall served as the District Attorney for Robertson County, Texas for 20 years. He should have…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
The Fight Over a Mathematician's Notes
February 5th, 2016
Over a year after one of the most celebrated mathematicians of the 21st Century passed away a legal battle rages in France over the thousands of pages of notes he left behind. Alexander Grothendieck is neither a name most people will recognize nor is…
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Michael Jackson's Estate Sued … Again
December 18th, 2015
It has become an inevitability that just when you think the controversy surrounding Michael Jackson's estate has finally quieted, yet another issue appears in the news. This time it is another lawsuit filed over alleged wrongdoing of the estate&…
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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…
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Attorney Disqualification and Estate Administration
April 1st, 2015
When an attorney has a conflict of interest in a case the attorney is not allowed to be involved in the case. A bizarre case in Louisiana illustrates how that principle applies to estate administration. There is apparently no dispute that Kaci Breen…
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Paying the Debts of an Estate
March 11th, 2015
When someone passes away, his or her debts become a part of the estate and must be paid. This is one of the jobs of the executor or personal representative. If you are administering an estate, you need to know how to pay the estate's creditors.…
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