Make Your Estate Creditor-Proof.

Make Your Estate Creditor-Proof. Here's how to ensure assets go to your heirs. Ensure your assets go to directly to your loved ones instead of through probate. When you pass away, the tax man isn't the only one who can take…

Child Support Arrears and Estate Recovery

October 11, 2021
Bill O’Leary, Esq.
Estate Planning, Probate and Estate/Trust Administration

Child Support Arrears and Estate Recovery By Jill Roamer, J.D., CIPP/US estate planning In a recent case out of Ohio, a court of appeals analyzed whether the state could recover child support arrears from the estate of a Medicaid recipient. Here, Betty was the…

Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Battle with Father Continues

December 10, 2020
Bill O’Leary, Esq.
Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney

James Spears has been her co-conservator since 2008, when the singer suffered a very public breakdown.

‘Siegfried & Roy’ Star Roy Horn Named Siegfried His Executor

August 4, 2020
Bill O’Leary, Esq.
Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Probate and Estate/Trust Administration

The late 'Siegfried & Roy' star, Roy Horn, named lifelong friend and performance partner, Siegfried Fischbacher as the executor of his multi-million-dollar estate, according to his will filed in Las Vegas courts.

Will There Be a Will Contest in Tom Petty’s Estate?

May 17, 2019
Bill O’Leary, Esq.
Estate Planning, Probate and Estate/Trust Administration

A legal battle between Tom Petty's widow and his two daughters is reportedly holding back the release of the expanded version of the late-Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's Wildflowers solo album.