by Trust Counsel | Jan 24, 2019 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Financial, Probate, Trusts, Wills
By now, I am sure you have grown accustom to hearing about celebrity faux pas when it comes to estate planning. The latest celebrity in this ever-growing list is the late electronic dance music (“EDC”) phenom, Avicii, who passed away last April at only 28 years old...
by Trust Counsel | Jan 18, 2019 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family, Trusts, Wills
If you’re an animal lover and have a pet of your own, you likely consider your pet to be a member of the family. And since your furry friends can provide protection, emotional support, and unconditional love, such consideration is often well deserved. In stark...
by Trust Counsel | Jan 10, 2019 | Articles, Estate Planning, Trusts
Imagine you are a Royal family member; then imagine being told that you cannot bequeath your fortune to your spouse. Such is the case of Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa, affectionately known as Kekau (pronounced kay-kow), Hawaii’s last living princess. In a...
by Trust Counsel | Jan 4, 2019 | Articles, Estate Planning, Family
It’s the middle of the night. The authorities just notified you that you have 20 minutes to evacuate your home before a raging wildfire cuts off the exit from your neighborhood, leaving you trapped. The fire is advancing at the rate of a football field every second,...
by Trust Counsel | Dec 14, 2018 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Financial, Trusts, Wills
In the first part of this series, we discussed the importance of including your digital assets in your estate plan. Here, we’ll talk about the best ways to get started with this process. Today, estate planning encompasses not just tangible property like finances and...
by Trust Counsel | Dec 13, 2018 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Trusts, Wills
Just as there is an “art” to collecting artwork, there is an “art” to addressing artwork in a person’s estate plan. The failure of properly planning for the disposition of an artwork collection upon the person’s death can be costly—both in terms of money and family...
