by Trust Counsel | Jun 27, 2019 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Inheritance, Trusts
Gloria Vanderbilt, railroad heiress and fashion icon of her own right, passed away last week at the age of 95. Though her Will has not been made public yet, the question of who will inherit her estate, which is estimated to be about $200 million, has been drawing...
by Trust Counsel | Jun 13, 2019 | Articles, Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning
The estate of French rock star Johnny Hallyday has been tangled in an international court battle ever since his death in 2017. But a recent ruling by a Paris court may have set a new precedent for using social media as evidence in inheritance cases. Thanks to...
by Trust Counsel | May 30, 2019 | Articles, Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Wills
As if the estate of the late Queen of Soul did not have enough issues—millions owed in back taxes, a hefty estate tax, a special needs heir and a lack of an estate plan (click here for our previous article on Aretha)—the latest news coming out of Michigan is surely a...
by Trust Counsel | Apr 4, 2019 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning
The first of this month marked the 35th anniversary of the tragic death of Marvin Gaye, who was just a day shy of his 45th birthday. The Prince of Soul had shaped the sound of Motown with hits that included “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and albums like “What’s...
by Trust Counsel | Mar 21, 2019 | Articles, Celebrity Estates
On October 18, 1990, television viewers across the country were introduced to bad boy Dylan McKay on the third episode of Fox’s “Beverly Hills 90210.” The role catapulted then-25-year-old Luke Perry to fame among teens and twenty-somethings alike. And nearly three...
by Trust Counsel | Feb 21, 2019 | Articles, Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax
In honor of Presidents’ Day, it seemed most fitting to feature two of our most famous presidents and their estate plans (or lack thereof): George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Our nation’s first president, George Washington, died on December 14, 1799. Less than six...
