Socialite and clothing designer Gloria Vanderbilt died on June 17 at age 95, just weeks after being diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer. The great-great granddaughter of railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, at a young age she inherited what would be $35…
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The family feud over the estate of rocker Johnny Hallyday – at least, the first battle in what figures to be a continuing war – has come to a close. And in a sign of the times, Hallyday’s social media…
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Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, Dies Intestate. Now it turns out that the “intestate” part may not be true. Three handwritten wills were found in Franklin’s suburban Detroit home recently. This development may well complicate matters, not clarify them. Multiple…
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Despite the fact that we are “Elder Law Attorneys,” we are also traditional estate planners and help adults of all ages make plans for the future. Naturally, our clients include parents of young children who want to make sure their…
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Actor Burt Reynolds was raised in Riviera Beach, Florida, the son of a police chief. After an injury sidelined him from playing football at Florida State, he pursued acting. His career took off in the 1970s and he went on…
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Marriage and divorce play a big role in the effectiveness of your estate plan. Here’s a prime example. The late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and Ottavia Busia married in 2007. They had a daughter, Ariane. According to Bourdain, their relationship…
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Many of our clients are frequent travelers who have accumulated significant reward points with one or more airlines. Naturally, they would like any miles that remain in their accounts at their deaths to go to loved ones. This topic has…
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Many music critics put the late rock icon Prince in a class all his own: unimaginably talented and prolific, churning out hit after hit such as “Purple Rain”and “When Doves Cry.” But in one respect the Grammy Award-winning musician was…
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If you are someone who values privacy – in life and in death – take a page from Harper Lee’s estate plan. The author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Lee was a ferociously private individual. And…
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Another legend gone too soon. The Partridge Family heartthrob and Fort Lauderdale resident David Cassidy died on November 21, 2017 as a result of liver and kidney failure. He was 67. As noted in a 2017 post, Cassidy was diagnosed…
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