by Leslie Marenco | Apr 23, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, IRAs / 401(k), Trusts
Sometimes families (even ultra-wealthy ones) end up dumping their businesses to cover the estate tax bill. Case in point: Joseph Robbie, despite his business acumen, made poor decisions when it came to planning his own estate. He was founder of the Miami...
by Leslie Marenco | Mar 17, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning
Marilyn Monroe, a global symbol of beauty, glamour and sex, died on Aug. 5, 1962 of an overdose. Fifty years later, she’s still in style – and making more money than ever. Monroe’s come-hither expression is emblazoned on posters, T-shirts and...
by Leslie Marenco | Mar 6, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Health Care Directive, Trusts
A drama currently playing out in a French courtroom demonstrates that any elderly person can fall victim to financial abuse, even the second wealthiest woman in the world. Lilliane Bettencourt, 92, is heiress to the L’Oreal cosmetics fortune, and Forbes has estimated...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 27, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates
Whitney Houston was found dead in the tub three years ago. Now her 21-year-old daughter might be on life support for the rest of her life in the wake of a similar accident. With mom gone and the boyfriend (husband?) Nick Gordon persona non grata,...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 13, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Probate Litigation, Trusts
Robin Williams’ wife Susan has gone to court over personal items she says were taken from the couple’s Tiburon, California, home without her permission. Williams’ children say their father set up a trust that bequeathed the items to them and that his wife of three...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 13, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates
Nearly six months after the death of Robin Williams, his widow Susan Schneider Williams and his children have become engaged in a contentious legal dispute over his estate valued at around $50 million. Court documents filed in December and January outline a bitter...
