by Leslie Marenco | Jan 30, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Trusts
James Brown was known for his signature song, “I Feel Good,” but no one is feeling good about the battle that is still being waged over his estate almost a decade after his death in 2006. The majority of Brown’s estate – estimated to be in the tens of millions...
by Leslie Marenco | Jan 9, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning
A new year always brings the sad reviews of notable personalities who have died in the past year. Two notable movie stars – Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Walker – provide a cautionary tale on the importance of keeping your estate plan and will up to...
by Leslie Marenco | Jan 8, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, High Net Worth, Income Tax
Was Joan Rivers domiciled in New York or California? Think it doesn’t matter? Think again! This little distinction could cost her estate millions and millions of dollars!! When comedian Joan Rivers passed in September, she left her estimated $150 million estate...
by Leslie Marenco | Jan 1, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates
This is truly the nightmare that never ends for the Kasem family. Six months after his death, American radio legend Casey Kasem was laid to rest in Norway last Month. Why Norway? NO ONE REALLY KNOWS. Casey was buried last week at the “Vestre Gravlund,” a...
by Leslie Marenco | Jan 1, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates
We Americans are not usually familiar with European Royalty nor do we keep up with their endless amounts of gossip but this story caught my eye and has made headlines all over the world. Worth an estimated £3 billion, the late Spanish Duchess was one of Europe’s...
by Leslie Marenco | Dec 19, 2014 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Trusts
Famous comedienne, Joan Rivers, who died unexpectedly on September 4, 2014, from what is alleged to be a botched medical procedure, made millions making us all laugh. Some of her most infamous routines centered around skewering celebrities, most notably legendary...
