by Trust Counsel | Jul 5, 2019 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial
In a recent Facebook post “Processes to go through with your parents before they die,” Daniel Schmachtenberger, founder of the Critical Path Institute, outlined seven simple exercises to use with your parents that can offer significant healing and completion for their...
by Trust Counsel | Jun 27, 2019 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Inheritance, Trusts
Gloria Vanderbilt, railroad heiress and fashion icon of her own right, passed away last week at the age of 95. Though her Will has not been made public yet, the question of who will inherit her estate, which is estimated to be about $200 million, has been drawing...
by Trust Counsel | Jun 14, 2019 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Wills
This is the second in an ongoing series of our articles discussing the true costs and consequences of failed estate planning. The series highlights a few of the most common—and costly—planning mistakes we encounter with clients. If the series exposes any potential...
by Trust Counsel | Jun 13, 2019 | Articles, Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning
The estate of French rock star Johnny Hallyday has been tangled in an international court battle ever since his death in 2017. But a recent ruling by a Paris court may have set a new precedent for using social media as evidence in inheritance cases. Thanks to...
by Trust Counsel | Jun 7, 2019 | Articles, Estate Planning
Avoid These 2 Common Causes For Dispute Over Your Estate Plan—Part 2 In the first part of this series, we discussed one of the most frequent causes for dispute over your estate plan. Here, we’ll look at another leading cause for dispute and offer strategies for its...
by Trust Counsel | May 31, 2019 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning
Avoid These 2 Common Causes For Dispute Over Your Estate Plan—Part 1 No matter how well you think you know your loved ones, it’s impossible to predict exactly how they’ll behave when you die or if you become incapacitated. Of course, no one wants to believe their...
