Increasingly people are making provisions in their estate plans for their pets. If you would like to do the same, then you have a few options for how to do it. In the past people gave little thought to what might happen to their pets after they passed away. It certainly was not common to provide […]
Read More »Even Vampires Need Estate Planning
Yes, even the undead need an estate plan. After you stop laughing you need to hear me out. As we’ve learned from the likes of The Vampire Chronicles, the Twilight saga, and HBO’s True Blood, vampires aren’t immortal. They do die, and it’s usually unexpected and messy.
Read More »Dispelling the Top 3 Estate Planning Myths
Like any other complex subject, estate planning has its share of myths and misconceptions. Understanding the top three estate planning myths will help you to create and maintain a plan that will work the way you expect it to work when it’s needed.
Read More »The Importance of Digital Asset Planning and Organization
If you have ever forgotten a password to a digital account, then you know how difficult it can sometimes be to retrieve it. It might require remembering how you answered a security question like “Who was your favorite teacher growing up?” Remembering how you quickly answered that question several years in the past can be […]
Read More »Your Mortgage and Your Estate
You probably hope to have your mortgage paid off long before you pass away. However, in your estate plan you should plan for what will happen if you die before your mortgage is paid off.
Read More »An Odd and Bitter UK Estate Battle
An estate battle in the United Kingdom pits four large charities against the son of a 95-year-old Alzheimer’s patient whom the charities accuse of fraudulently creating a new will for another woman.
Read More »Single Estate Planning
People who have never been married often face more difficult estate planning decisions than people with families. For married people, the basics of who gets what after they pass away is usually fairly obvious. Most married people want the bulk of their estates to go to their spouses, children and grandchildren.
Read More »Declaring Lord Lucan Completely Dead
In the United Kingdom Lord Lucan was officially declared dead by High Court order in 1999. However, that does not mean that he is considered legally dead for all purposes. In 1974 a nanny in the employ of the 7th Earl of Lucan was found murdered at the Earl’s home. His wife was found severely […]
Read More »Leaving an Intellectual Inheritance
Most people who amass wealth do not do it so that their heirs can squander it. However, that is what happens in most cases. One way to help prevent this from happening to your wealth is to leave your family with an intellectual inheritance.
Read More »What Did the Scaife Trustees Know?
The contentious battle over the trust of the late Richard Mellon Scaife has taken an interesting turn as new court filings make it appear that at least one of the three trustees may have suspected the trust was being mismanaged. Richard Mellon Scaife’s mother created a multi-million dollar trust for his benefit. When he passed […]
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