What the rest of us need to know about estate planning
This is my second discussion on this topic. The actor, Chadwick Boseman, (Black Panther, Ma Rainey), passed away from colon cancer in 2020 at a relatively young age. He had recently married and after his passing, we learned he did not have any planning documents in place. Apparently, he kept the nature and severity…
Now that we are moving back to taking actual vacations, we are likely to be “out of the office” for an extended period of time again…hopefully turning off work-related devices. To that end, we may be dusting off that “out of office” template we’ve used in years past. In it, we document EVERY project or…
Aretha Franklin passed away 3 years ago…leaving a MESS! Initially, it was thought she didn’t leave a will…she actually left 4 in various places in her homes (amazing what one finds under couch cushions)! One of Ms. Franklin’s sons has special needs and has a guardian, no support was provided for him, as Ms. Franklin…
Caring.com produces an annual survey showing how we are doing in terms of creating and maintaining a Personal or Family Contingency Plan™ (my words – estate plan = their words). The 2021 survey, states that “while the COVID-19 pandemic has increased people’s desire to get a will (35% saw a greater need), the overall percentage…
“No matter how much or how little you have, estate planning determines the future of your belongings, your money, and your family if you are incapacitated or after we pass… only 32% of American adults have a will or other estate planning documents, according to Caring.com’s 2020 Estate Planning and Wills Study, because they simply…
LA Times – Larry King’s handwritten will complicates the fight over talk-show host’s estateFebruary 16, 2021 Larry King was famous for saying he never researched or prepared for an interview with a guest. He just let it happen. That may work for a TV interview but it’s a recipe for disaster when it comes to…