by Leslie Marenco | May 3, 2016 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning
We don’t yet know exactly what caused the death of pop icon Prince, but we do know who will be his biggest heir. Nope, it’s not a family member. It’s the government. Between Minnesota’s top death tax rate of 16 percent, combined with the...
by Leslie Marenco | Apr 29, 2016 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills
The untimely death of superstar Prince has brought a surprising issue to American living rooms: estate planning. If current reports are correct that Prince died without a will, state law and the Court system will dictate who controls and inherits his sizeable estate....
by Leslie Marenco | Apr 8, 2016 | Articles, Estate Planning
Many of us like to fantasize about winning the lottery. We muse with our friends about how we might spend the money, and we dream about never wanting for anything ever again. The odds are against us, of course, at least as far as the lottery goes. But that doesn’t...
by Leslie Marenco | Mar 24, 2016 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Uncategorized, Wills
Tupac Shakur came to fame in large part due to his battles with police, inspiring lyrics in his first solo release so violent that Dan Quayle publicly denounced them. In the same time frame, he was arrested five times for violent crimes, leading to numerous criminal...
by Leslie Marenco | Mar 4, 2016 | Articles, Estate Planning
Is it time to have “the talk” with your kids? We’re not talking about a “birds and bees” talk but one that is equally important, perhaps more so. Everyone has concerns about what will happen when they die. Some people worry about their homes, cars, or money. Others...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 4, 2016 | Articles, Estate Planning, Uncategorized
If you’ve already met with an estate planning attorney to put together your wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and other long-term plans, then congratulations! You’ve taken a really important step toward being prepared for the future and making things...
