by Leslie Marenco | Apr 1, 2021 | Articles, Estate Planning, Family, Guardianship, Kids Protection Planning
Netflix’s new, Golden Globe-nominated movie I Care a Lot hits on most people’s worst fears regarding court-appointed fiduciaries: being wrapped up in an assembly line that takes away rights and that is impossible to escape. The movie stars Rosamund Pike and Peter...
by Leslie Marenco | Mar 18, 2021 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Family, Guardianship, Kids Protection Planning
Oprah’s bombshell interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle touched on themes that will sound familiar to any adult child estranged from their family: denied requests for compassion; being made the villain for not toeing the line; and, of course, the toxic...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 18, 2021 | Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Family, Guardianship, Kids Protection Planning
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced their third pregnancy this past week; they are parents to nearly two-year-old Archie, and they lost a child to miscarriage this past summer. The famously private pair stepped down from official duties in the royal family...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 5, 2021 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business/ Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Gift Tax, Guardianship, Health Care Directive, High Net Worth, Inheritance, Intellectual Property, Kids Protection Planning, Liens/Debt, Trusts, Wills
Within the past year, a combination of new legislation and the recent change of leadership in the White House and Congress stands to dramatically increase the income taxes your loved ones will have to pay on inherited retirement accounts as well as increasing the...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 4, 2021 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Case Law, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Family, Financial, High Net Worth, Incapacity, Income Tax, Inheritance, Kids Protection Planning, Liens/Debt, Retirement, Wills
It may seem like a distant memory due to more recent events, a pandemic, and a presidential election, but it has only been ONE year since NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna (“Gigi”), tragically passed away in a helicopter crash in Calabasas,...
by Leslie Marenco | Jan 29, 2021 | Articles, Estate Planning, Family, Guardianship, Health Care Directive, Kids Protection Planning, Probate, Probate Litigation, Trusts, Vacation / Travel
Although you likely won’t need to have an entirely new estate plan prepared for you, upon relocating to another state, you should definitely have your existing plan reviewed by an estate planning lawyer who is familiar with your new home state’s laws. Each state has...
