by Leslie Marenco | Aug 8, 2014 | Articles, Celebrity Estates
As discussed in a previous newsletter article, Casey Kasem, the celebrity radio host who counted down America’s Top 40 popular songs for years, died on June 15 at the age of 82 and left behind an estimated $80 million fortune. He also left a family feud of biblical...
by Leslie Marenco | Aug 1, 2014 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning
As discussed in a previous newsletter article, Casey Kasem, the celebrity radio host who counted down America’s Top 40 popular songs for years, died on June 15 at the age of 82 and left behind an estimated $80 million fortune. He also left a family feud of biblical...
by Leslie Marenco | Aug 1, 2014 | Articles, Probate, Probate Litigation
Some people claim that FLORIDA is a “probate friendly” state and therefore, families don’t need to avoid probate. I’ve even heard some lawyers (that clearly don’t practice in the area of Estate Planning) say that because Florida has adopted the Uniform Probate...
by Leslie Marenco | Jul 31, 2014 | Articles, Business Succession
Do you own a family business? If so, you’re in very good company. More than 90% of U.S. businesses are family businesses. Out of the Fortune 500, 150 are family businesses. Now, would you like to hear some really startling statistics? Only 30% of family businesses...
by Leslie Marenco | Jul 31, 2014 | Articles, Estate Planning
Yes, I know. It’s shocking… The gal that’s in love with her practice actually hates the words “estate planning”. I hate estate planning because it conjures up the images of a bunch of stuffy, grey-haired lawyers sitting around a marble, diamond-encrusted...
by Leslie Marenco | Jul 31, 2014 | Articles, Case Law, Estate Planning, Wills
I have written before about the risks of do-it-yourself estate planning and explained how people who use these methods end up with a false sense of security. They create documents that they believe will address their needs but wind up being ineffective and much more...
