by Leslie Marenco | Dec 30, 2015 | Articles, Estate Planning, Uncategorized
LAST CALL – I BELIEVE WE HAVE 2 SLOTS LEFT! Calling all CPAs, Financial Advisors, Corporate Attorneys, Life/LTC Insurance Agents, Realtors and anyone else in the “financial sphere.” Are you always taking care of your clients and making sure they have...
by Leslie Marenco | Oct 26, 2015 | Articles, Estate Planning, Probate, Probate Litigation, Trusts, Uncategorized, Wills
When you open your door to the series of miniature monster’s and princesses’ exclaiming “trick-or-treat,” you can protect yourself from the “tricks” of the dark hallows eve night with the swift toss of a Twix or Snickers Bar. Thus,...
by Leslie Marenco | Oct 9, 2015 | Articles, Estate Planning, Uncategorized
Is your family a “blended family”? If yes, then you are in good company. It seems some 42 million adult Americans have been married more than once, a 20 million increase just since 1980. Not only do holidays present unique challenges to blended families,...
by Leslie Marenco | Oct 7, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Inheritance, Uncategorized, Wills
Who’s going to get your money after your death? My clients devote a great deal of attention to estate planning to make sure their money goes to the people they want it to. If you die in your eighties or nineties, chances are your children will be in their...
by Leslie Marenco | Aug 21, 2015 | Articles, Estate Planning, Health Care Directive
How do you want to die? Do you want lifesaving treatments to be administered even if all brain activity has ceased? Is your family aware of your wishes? And perhaps the more important question, is your doctor aware of your wishes? Included in a complete estate plan is...
by Leslie Marenco | Aug 18, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, High Net Worth, Uncategorized
What would it be like to grow up in a 123-room mansion in a swanky Los Angeles suburb, rubbing elbows with celebrities, and buying anything you want? Sounds pretty great – unless it was all taken away from you as an adult. As Tori Spelling wrote in her...