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...
by Trust Counsel | May 30, 2019 | Articles, Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Wills
As if the estate of the late Queen of Soul did not have enough issues—millions owed in back taxes, a hefty estate tax, a special needs heir and a lack of an estate plan (click here for our previous article on Aretha)—the latest news coming out of Michigan is surely a...
by Trust Counsel | May 24, 2019 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax
Got a ‘Blended Family’? Learn From Tom Petty’s Mistakes: His Daughters and Widow Are Now Locked In Bitter Battle Over His Estate This week Tom Petty’s daughters escalated the battle over their late father’s estate by filing a lawsuit against Petty’s second wife that...
by Trust Counsel | May 3, 2019 | Articles, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Kids Protection Planning, Probate, Vacation / Travel
4 Critical Estate Planning Tasks to Complete Before Going on Vacation Going on vacation entails lots of planning: packing luggage, buying plane tickets, making hotel reservations, and confirming rental vehicles. But one thing many people forget to do is plan for the...
