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Aretha Franklin’s Poor Estate Planning Continues To Haunt Her Family—Part 2
Nearly three years have passed since Aretha Franklin, known as the “Queen of Soul,” died from pancreatic cancer at age 76. When she first...
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Aretha Franklin’s Poor Estate Planning Continues To Haunt Her Family—Part 1
Nearly three years have passed since Aretha Franklin, known as the “Queen of Soul,” died from pancreatic cancer at age 76. At the time,...
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Larry King’s Death Highlights the Need to Update Estate Plans for Divorce and Death—Part 2
Legendary TV and radio host, Larry King, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on January 23rd, 2021 at age 87. Larry was...
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Larry King’s Death Highlights the Need to Update Estate Plans for Divorce and Death
Legendary TV and radio host, Larry King, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on January 23rd, 2021 at age 87. Larry was...
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Tony Hsieh, Ex-Zappos CEO, Dies Without A Will
On November 27th, nine days after being pulled unconscious from a house fire in a beachfront home in New London, Connecticut, Tony Hsieh,...
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"Black Panther" Star Dies Without A Will—Part 2
On October 15th, nearly two months after the death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, filed...
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"Black Panther" Star Dies Without a Will
On October 15th, nearly two months after the death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, filed...
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"Tiger King" Gives Lessons in Estate Planning — Part 3
Anyone who has seen the hit Netflix documentary Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness can attest that it’s one of the most outlandish...
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"Tiger King" Gives Lessons in Estate Planning — Part 1
Anyone who has seen the hit Netflix documentary Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness can attest that it’s one of the most outlandish...
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Protect Your Family from the Dark Side of Wealth with a Lifetime Asset Protection Trust
When you create your estate plan, the idea that one of your adult children would ever use their inheritance to bankroll a cult is...
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Blended Family? Learn from Tom Petty's Mistakes: A Bitter Battle over His Estate
This week Tom Petty’s daughters escalated the battle over their late father’s estate by filing a lawsuit against Petty’s second wife that...
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90210 Star Luke Perry’s Death Demonstrates the Importance of Planning for Incapacity
In late February, Luke Perry, who became famous starring in the 1990s TV series Beverly Hills 90210, suffered a massive stroke at age 52....
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Learning Estate Planning Best Practices from Famous Celebrity Deaths
Discussing death can be awkward, and many people would prefer just to ignore estate planning altogether. However, ignoring—or even...
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6 MAJOR MISTAKES HAWAII FAMILIES MAKE WHEN CHOOSING AN ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY
No time for mistakes. Save your family a lot of money, stress, and wasted time.
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