by Leslie Marenco | Jun 30, 2017 | Articles, Estate Planning
If you have ever met someone who repeatedly sabotaged their life or seemed to have a hard time moving things forward, despite the best of intentions, it may be that they were dealing with unprocessed grief. Most people have never been taught to deal with grief and as...
by Leslie Marenco | Jun 9, 2017 | Articles, Estate Planning, Health Care Directive
As a parent, you are most likely quite accustomed to managing the legal and medical affairs of your children, as circumstances require. If your child requires urgent medical attention while away from you, a simple phone call authorizing care usually can do the trick....
by Leslie Marenco | Apr 28, 2017 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Wills
Even after death, celebrities are highly publicized for their mistakes, many of which we make ourselves. This time last year, superstar musician Prince died suddenly, leaving no will, and the management of his substantial estate fraught with legal complications and...
by Leslie Marenco | Apr 21, 2017 | Articles, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Health Care Directive, Kids Protection Planning
Raising a grandchild (or even spending a lot of time with your grandchild while his or her parents work) can be fraught with legal and financial complications. Lacking many of the inherent rights parents have, grandparents who are responsible for the care of...
by Leslie Marenco | Mar 31, 2017 | Articles, Estate Planning, Health Care Directive, Kids Protection Planning
The average age of parents raising children in the US continues to rise, leaving many middle-aged Americans in a category commonly referred to as the the “sandwich” generation. This growing population of professionals are often still raising kids at home when...
by Leslie Marenco | Mar 30, 2017 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning
It is safe to say the Embryo Lawsuit Between Sofia Vergara, Nick Loeb, & Now a Third-Party Trust has Gotten Out Of Hand… Although I have been following this case for some time, I wasn’t going to write about it here because the estate planning...