Feng Shui Master will not inherit Billionaire’s Estate
The Elder Law Prof Blog has an interesting little post dealing with the Hong Kong Billionaire, Nina Wang’s estate. Apparently, Ms. Wang who was known as “Little Sweeite” had a will drawn up in 2002...
View ArticleProbate Estate Litigation for Red Foxx’s Estate
It looks like Redd Foxx’s estate is causing all types of legal issues for the Las Vegas attorneys who are trying to wrap up the estate. It seems that upon his passing Redd Foxx owed more than $3.6...
View ArticleHow Do I Create A Michigan Last Will and Testament?
You don’t need a Michigan estate planning lawyer to create a last will in testament in Michigan. All you have to do is hand write on a napkin what you want to happen if you were to pass away, then sign...
View ArticleKeeping Your Assets out of Michigan Probate Court
As a Metro Detroit estate planning and probate lawyer, I try to keep up on the latest news and blogs regarding probate and estate planning in Michigan. That’s when I ran accross my friend and...
View ArticleFive Ways to Bungle Trust Administration in Michigan
Estate planning with revocable living trusts answer at least three main questions which includes: Who gets what? How do you minimize settlement costs, such as probate and estate taxes? And, who is in...
View ArticleFarmington Hills Probate Litigation Lawyer
Our Michigan probate litigation law firm has handled a few probate litigation cases from clients in the Farmington Hills area. It’s like coming full circle since I grew up in Farmington Hills area....
View ArticleAvoiding Estate Planning? You’re Not Alone according to Study
I hear it from our estate planning clients every day, that they are happy to have the peace of mind that their estate planning affairs are in finally wrapped up. Many of our Michigan estate planning...
View ArticleFinding a Deceased Loved One’s Digital Assets
Society with the increased used of the internet and the idea of “going paperless” is relying less and less on the real world and hard copies and putting more trust into the digital, virtual world or...
View ArticleWomen and Estate Planning: Part 2
Estate planning often has a more dramatic effect on women due elongated life expectancy and the tendency to marry older spouses. As a result, they are three times more likely to be widowed at 65, than...
View ArticleWho Owns Your Facebook Pages When You Die?
Most people probably spend more time on Facebook than they’d like to admit — but what happens to your Facebook page when you die? New Hampshire is one of the several states trying to figure that out....
View ArticleWealthy Gay Couples Seen Paying More If Unions Legalized: Part 1
In states where the law permits, top-earning gay married couples may soon be paying more in income taxes as the U.S. Supreme Court considers the legality of same-sex unions. Currently, couples’...
View ArticleBrooklyn Court Dumps Marriage Contract In Unprecedented Action
An unprecedented action has a Brooklyn court warning you how you get your future spouse to sign a prenuptial agreement. The Brooklyn Appellate Court panel unanimously ruled to throw out a prenuptial...
View ArticleWriting Your First Estate Plan
Are you recently married? Become a parent? Received an inheritance? A number of people put together a first estate plan because of these life-events, while others are inspired to sign their first,...
View ArticleWhen Should You Redo Your Will?
By Michael Witzke Almost 2.5 million Americans died each year, many of which haven’t signed the basic documents required to protect loved ones. So let’s take a look at this important step. How often...
View ArticleThe Inheritance Conversation
By Marc Wander Telling heirs what they stand to inherit is a tricky issue all parents face. Believe or not, some parents would rather talk to their children about sex than money. Go figure. For wealthy...
View ArticleHolocaust survivor left $40 million, but no will or heirs
By Marc Wander New York state could inherit $40 million left by a Holocaust survivor and real estate developer if no living relatives come forward. Last year Roman Blum died at age 97, leaving behind...
View ArticleKilling An Irrevocable Trust
Hire an expert to help kill an irrevocable trust. Irrevocable trusts can often be killed, contact an expert today. By Marc Wander In light of the 2013 tax law, a trust may be more trouble and expense...
View ArticleLeaving a Trail of Breadcrumbs to Access Financial Lives Online
By Michael Witzke In its annual Wealth and Worth study, U.S. Trust said 45 percent of the high-net-worth people it polled had not organized passwords and account information for their digital lives in...
View ArticleBipartisan Group Backs Bill to Kill Estate Tax
By Michael Witzke Legislation to repeal the estate tax has been introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Senate Finance Committee ranking member Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah. The Death Tax...
View ArticleCelebrities Who Messed Up Their Wills
By Mike Witzke Last month, “Sopranos” star James Gandolfini died at the age of 51, but the bigger story developed after it was discovered that Gandolfini’s will may not have properly protect the...
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