Your Cyber Legacy: 3 Tips for Your Digital Assets
Digital assets are a category of your legacy that many people overlook. If you didn’t include this in your will or trust, don’t worry because it is simple to fix and a very common occurrence. ...
4 Tips for Avoiding a Will or Trust Contest
Having a will or trust contested can hinder your final wishes, drain your estate and put a wedge between your loved ones. Proper planning ahead of time can help avoid these pitfalls for your will ...
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Will: 3 Critical Mistakes
Philip Seymour Hoffman, an Oscar winning actor died at only 46 from a drug overdose February of 2014. He had three young children and his fortune was estimated to be worth $35 million. After he ...
Nosey Neighbor Nellie Can Find Out About Your Probate. Really.
You would think that probate is a private process but it is not. Wills are filed at the courthouse so that makes probated estates part of public record. So, your nosey neighbor can just go ...
Michael Jackson’s Estate Pulled into Seemingly Endless Probate Court Battles
Michael Jackson, known as the “King of Pop” had always caused controversy. He became the father of three children, Prince Michael Jackson II. Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson and Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. Jackson had created a ...
James Brown’s “Vague” Estate Plan Forced Family into Years of Litigation
The “Godfather of Soul”, James Brown was a singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and bandleader that died with an estimated $100 million estate. His plan was for this to provide for his children and grandchildren ...
If You Die Without a Will, Does Your Spouse Inherit Your Entire Estate?
Just because you are married does not mean your spouse will inherit your entire estate. If a Last Will and Testament do not exist, it does not necessarily mean the surviving spouse will be awarded ...
How to Make Your Inheritance Last
In 2012 Ohio State researcher, Jay Zagorsky, found that one out of every three Americans who receive an inheritance have a negative amount of savings within two years. He also found that in beneficiaries that ...
Flo Jo’s Tragic Mistake: A Missing Will
Congratulations! You have taken the right step and created a will that expresses your wishes and desires clearly for your estate if you should die. The decisions have been made as to the best way ...
Five Reasons Why Uncle Joe Will Not Make a Good Trustee
Should Uncle Joe Really Be Your Trustee? The proper choice of a trustee is a crucial decision if you wish to create a dynasty trust that will last for the long term. The right trustee ...