Looking into the legal concepts of abuse of the elderly. The elderly are often the target of abuse in the U.S. as the Huffington Post recently discussed in its article on undue influence in “Undue Influence and Financial Exploitation.” With an estimated 2 million elderly people financially abused in the U.S. every year, the cost […]

Billionaire Bruce Wasserstein passed away in 2009 and his estate is still under dispute. The Daily Mail recently detailed the long, drawn out estate battle following the death of billionaire Bruce Wasserstein in “How Bruce Wasserstein ‘encouraged his mistress to get pregnant through IVF, dumped her on bedrest and was in bed with another woman […]

An estate sale can sometimes be the answer to dealing with “stuff” but it can be emotionally draining. WCPO Cincinnati recently published an article on dealing with the emotional difficulties of holding an estate sale in “4 tips for dealing with the emotional side of estate sale planning.” Dealing with all of the items that […]

Another step follows execution of an estate plan. Creating an estate plan is a key step in the process but keeping track of assets is crucial as discussed in the Daily Local News article “Colliton: Retitling assets can change the estate plan.” After getting your estate plan, you need to take a close look at […]

Life insurance policies may be seized by federal government in symbolic gesture. Syed Rizwan Farook, who carried out the San Bernardino, Ca. terrorist attack, had taken out two life insurance policies. Because U.S. law prevents profiting from terrorist attacks, the federal government has filed a lawsuit to seize the life insurance benefits from the policies […]

While a physician-assisted suicide law is supported by California residents, some doctors remain skeptical. California recently became the fifth state to enact physician-assisted suicide legislation with a strong support from the public but physicians who might be called upon to write the prescriptions, however, are not as certain about the law as the Los Angeles […]

The long, drawn-out court battle over the competency of Sumner Redstone is no longer unusual in the estate planning world. The continuing battle over the competency of Sumner Redstone began with a former girlfriend filing suit and now an executive of one of his companies has joined in. These challenges are becoming more common in […]

A lifetime discretionary trust may be a good option to consider rather than handing over a lump sum. A lifetime discretionary trust may be an option to consider if leaving an inheritance without restrictions is not a good idea because in these trusts, the trustee does not have to distribute assets in any specific way […]

Increased terrorist and fear of plane crashes increases interest in estate planning in U.K. Residents of the United Kingdom are considering estate planning because of fear of terrorist incidents and plane crashes according to the Daily Mail in “After terror attacks and the MH370 disappearance more people are making ‘holiday wills’ because they’re afraid of […]

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s estate tax avoidance plan may be a contradiction. The Clintons have placed their New York home in residence trusts while Hillary Clinton calls for higher estate taxes, according to the Daily Mail in “Hillary and Bill Clinton dodge ‘death tax’ by putting their New York home into trust – despite presidential […]