How Important Is Estate Planning in the Pandemic?
Planning for unfortunate events is particularly critical in the era of Covid-19.
How Does Guardianship Work?
As a result of illness, old age or incapacity, what may happen when you can no longer handle your own decision-making, handle your own money or make your own health care choices? Who can step in to help and how are they empowered?
What’s Involved in the Probate Process?
The probate process refers to court proceedings that you have to go through when a loved one passes on, and they have left an asset in their name.
Does an Ex-Wife Get Her Former Husband’s Inheritance Because He Died of COVID-19?
My big brother died of COVID-19 and he didn’t have a will. He divorced 20 years ago and has no children, but his ex is telling me she should get an inheritance. Who has the right to his money?
How Do I Keep My Spendthrift Son-in-Law from Getting the Money I Give my Daughter in My Estate?
My daughter, my only child, recently married a nice man. However, he is not responsible with his finances. I don’t want my son-in-law to have any access to her money or through a divorce via equitable distribution.
What Happens If I Don’t Fund My Trust?
If you have updated your estate plan during the Covid crisis and even found a way to sign your documents while maintaining social distance, do not overlook the last step of trust funding.
Daughters of Don Lewis from ‘Tiger King’ File Lawsuit
The surviving daughters of Don Lewis, a Tampa man who went missing 23 years ago this month, have filed a lawsuit in Hillsborough County court against Tiger King subjects Kenny Farr and Carole Baskin, along with a woman listed as a witness on Lewis’ will.
Which Stars Made the Biggest Estate Planning Blunders?
The saying goes that anyone who does not learn from mistakes in the past, is doomed to repeat them. In estate planning, if you do not learn from other’s mistakes, you are likely to repeat them.
How Can I Protect Assets from Creditors?
Estate planning is not just about saving taxes, it is also about managing and protecting your assets against future creditors, both for you and for your beneficiaries.
Will James Brown’s Estate Finally Be Settled after 15 Years?
James Brown died on Christmas Day 2006. However, almost 15 years later, litigation over his estate rages on. The Godfather of Soul had bequeathed the majority of his assets to underprivileged students in South Carolina and Georgia, but not a single scholarship has been given, pointed out Donald W. Beatty, Chief Justice of South Carolina’s Supreme Court.