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NBA Team Estate Battle
June 16th, 2016
The basketball season for the Oklahoma City Thunder is over after the team lost in the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors, but the team is still part of an ongoing estate battle. Aubrey McClendon was at one point one of the most i…
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Categories: Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Games, Sports, Succession, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
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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Tom Benson Claims Daughter and Grandchildren Tried to Kill Him
June 9th, 2016
The ongoing battle between Tom Benson, his daughter and his grandchildren took an interesting turn when excerpts from a deposition were filed in federal court. In them, Benson claims the daughter and grandchildren tried to kill him. For the last year…
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Categories: Blended Families, Estate Planning, Family Business, Games, Sports, Succession, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
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
Frank Zappa's Family Argues over Music and Trust
May 17th, 2016
In the first decade after the death of musician Frank Zappa his estate plan appeared to have worked smoothly. More recently, however, issues have arisen that have Zappa's children fighting between themselves. After Frank Zappa passed away in 199…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Current Affairs, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Family Business, Music, Succession, Television, Weblogs, Will
Prince Did Not Have a Will
May 11th, 2016
After the death of Prince speculation began immediately about his estate plans and who would inherit his fortune. What no one expected is that he did not even have a will as asserted in court filings by his sister. If celebrity deaths such as Whitney…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Family Business, Music, Probate, Succession, Taxes, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Can Trump Be Social Security's Savior?
May 6th, 2016
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump does not receive a lot of praise from Democrats. However, one columnist believes that Trump is a key reason why one of the Democrats' favorite programs will be preserved. In every Presidential elect…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Taxes, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Journalist Documents His Alzheimer's Disease
May 5th, 2016
Investigative journalist Greg O'Brien suffers from Alzheimer's disease. He is documenting the course of his illness in the hopes that greater understanding will help to lead to a cure. Alzheimer's disease runs in Greg O'Brien'…
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