by Trust Counsel | Apr 22, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Trusts, Wills
We initially wrote a piece on Kobe on our blog – you can check it out here: https://trustcounsel.com/2020/02/nba-superstar-kobe-bryants-estate-plan/ Honestly, I did not follow Kobe Bryant during his lifetime. I knew of him and knew of his career but nothing more than...
by Trust Counsel | Apr 17, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Trusts, Wills
With all of the media about “digital wills” and “online estate planning” it could be tempting to think you can do your estate planning yourself, online. And, maybe you can. But, if you do, you need to know the potential pitfalls. Online estate planning could be a big...
by Trust Counsel | Apr 9, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Trusts, Wills
The world has gone wild for the Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness. And for good reason: the show has an eccentric zoo owner named Joe Exotic, animal activist Carole Baskin, tigers, murderous plots, mystery disappearances, and more. In fact, the...
by Trust Counsel | Mar 27, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Trusts, Wills
As you already know, the COVID-19 pandemic means nothing is business as usual. Many states have implemented a “shelter-in-place” order to limit the spread of the disease; however, if you are not in a place with such an order, or if your parents are not following it,...
by Trust Counsel | Mar 13, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Trusts, Wills
Do your parents have an estate plan? Is it up to date? No matter how rich or poor you or your parents are, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, you need to be asking these and several other questions. When your parents become incapacitated or die, their...
by Trust Counsel | Feb 24, 2020 | Articles, Estate Planning
What Happens to Your Pets When You Die? If you have pets, my guess is that you love them as much as you do your children, but I’m also guessing that you have not provided any written or, better yet, legally documented instructions about what should happen to them, if...
