by Christine | Sep 14, 2015 | Estate Planning |
Known as bastions of good taste and wealth, Christie's and Sotheby's have been engaged in a knock-down fight over which of the famed auction houses will handle A. Alfred Taubman's $500 million art collection. How strange that the estate of the deceased,...
by Christine | Sep 10, 2015 | Estate Planning |
When a man who had remarried passed away, his children were less upset about his leaving everything to their stepmother as they were about her decision to liquidate the family home and furnishings. Rather than give them an opportunity to enjoy things that had special...
by Christine | Sep 4, 2015 | Digital Assets, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Planning |
Facebook offers a feature that will allow a designated person to have increased access to a Facebook account when its owner passes away. Facebook realizes there is a growing need to support those who are grieving the loss of a loved one and those who want a say in...
by Christine | Sep 3, 2015 | Estate Planning, Executor, Wills |
An executor of an estate can easily get into trouble for not doing certain things, but an executor can also find themselves in trouble if they do certain things. An experienced estate planning attorney can help with navigating the do’s and don’ts of the...
by Christine | Sep 2, 2015 | Estate Planning, Wills |
It is not unusual for wealthy parents to guide their children in their life choices while they are alive, and it’s also not unusual to control how heirs spend their inheritances. But using an inheritance as an incentive to reach specific benchmarks is a new one on us...
by Christine | Sep 1, 2015 | Estate Planning |
A trust that rewards heirs for desired behavior is known as an “incentive trust.” These kinds of trusts are popular among those who fear that their beneficiaries will not treat their inheritances with respect and are likely to waste vast amounts of resources....
