by Leslie Marenco | May 3, 2016 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning
We don’t yet know exactly what caused the death of pop icon Prince, but we do know who will be his biggest heir. Nope, it’s not a family member. It’s the government. Between Minnesota’s top death tax rate of 16 percent, combined with the...
by Leslie Marenco | Apr 29, 2016 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills
The untimely death of superstar Prince has brought a surprising issue to American living rooms: estate planning. If current reports are correct that Prince died without a will, state law and the Court system will dictate who controls and inherits his sizeable estate....
by Leslie Marenco | Mar 24, 2016 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Uncategorized, Wills
Tupac Shakur came to fame in large part due to his battles with police, inspiring lyrics in his first solo release so violent that Dan Quayle publicly denounced them. In the same time frame, he was arrested five times for violent crimes, leading to numerous criminal...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 4, 2016 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Inheritance, Real Property / Real Estate, Uncategorized
The story of Ben Novack, the heir to Fontainebleau hotel who was murdered by his wife, Narcy Novack, has received widespread media coverage and resulted in multiple litigations. More than five years after Ben’s death, the fight for his fortune still continues....
by Leslie Marenco | Dec 31, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Tax, High Net Worth, Income Tax, Trusts
Mark Zuckerberg has already changed the world we live in by giving us Facebook. Now he wants to change the world for future generations, too. He and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, recently announced that they would give 99 percent of their Facebook shares, worth more...
by Leslie Marenco | Dec 15, 2015 | Articles, Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Uncategorized
The news broke that the divorce proceeding between the blonde Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco and professional tennis player Ryan Sweeting just became a great deal more complicated than originally anticipated – and that shouldn’t be surprising! Cuoco...
