Some people, including Rupert Murdoch apparently, like to put controls on their money and assets after they die. In the world of estate planning we call this controlling from the grave… not that there is anything wrong with it. Heck, it’s your money so set it up how you want! Reading this NY Times article […]

Clearly Queen Elizabeth II counts as a celeb estate, right!? Seeing this article got me thinking that we should talk about: Estate planning, Royal Family, celeb estates and what you can learn? This article is very interesting for several different things but most notably is the question of when should your children, or other beneficiaries, […]

While this is not a California probate case it is an interesting case related to death, a celebrity and money! Check this one out! I don’t know who’s the good guy and who’s the bad guy but interesting for sure! Larry King’s Widow Settles $100 Million War Over His Fortune After She Was Accused of […]

Nothing draws eyeballs to my website like a celeb estate story. I don’t know about you but I will admit to watching Beverly Hills 90210. In fact, it was our Thursday night study break during law school back in the early 90’s. As this article shows a lot of Ms. Doherty’s financial information is public […]

I saw an article yesterday about Carl Weathers California probate. It made it sound as if Mr. Weathers died with under one million in assets. Though the article didn’t specifically say that I got that feeling – as if he was a spendthrift or something who spent too much. With a couple simple internet searches […]