by Leslie Marenco | Oct 26, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Trusts, Uncategorized
While the Elvis Presley costumes are running rampant during this Halloween season, let them be a reminder that a Last Will & Testament is not sufficient in itself for a complete estate plan except for our most modest clients. The fees associated with the Presley...
by Leslie Marenco | Oct 7, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Inheritance, Uncategorized, Wills
Who’s going to get your money after your death? My clients devote a great deal of attention to estate planning to make sure their money goes to the people they want it to. If you die in your eighties or nineties, chances are your children will be in their...
by Leslie Marenco | Aug 18, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, High Net Worth, Uncategorized
What would it be like to grow up in a 123-room mansion in a swanky Los Angeles suburb, rubbing elbows with celebrities, and buying anything you want? Sounds pretty great – unless it was all taken away from you as an adult. As Tori Spelling wrote in her...
by Leslie Marenco | Jun 5, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Income Tax, IRS
Al Capone, head of the most profitable crime syndicate of the Prohibition Era and mastermind of the notorious 1929 “Valentine’s Day Massacre,” seemed above the law. In the end, however, Capone would be brought to justice not for murder, extortion,...
by Leslie Marenco | May 29, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Inheritance, Trusts, Wills
Seventies beauty icon Farrah Fawcett died in June of 2009 following a terrible battle with cancer. When someone mentions Farrah Fawcett, most people think of her wispy blonde hair and good looks… but Farrah Fawcett was far from a stereotypical blonde model...
by Leslie Marenco | May 14, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Health Care Directive
It began with an anonymous court filing pitting “John Doe” against “Jane Doe.” It didn’t take long for Jane and John to be identified publicly as Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara and creator of the Onion Crunch, Nick Loeb. Formerly...
