Many Pennsylvania residents want to avoid probate with their estate plans. By doing so, they allow loved ones to receive their inheritances without a long, potentially expensive court supervision process. These are some of the key estate planning strategies to...
When assigning guardianship over an adult, the courts will always look to family members first. It wants to ensure what is best for the individual and the general thought is that family is the most likely to achieve that. However, AARP explains that when there is no...
Estate administration can be seamless with the right estate planning. With the recent deaths of rock stars David Bowie and Glenn Frey, of the Eagles and actor Alan Rickman, people may be wondering who will be inheriting the fortunes amassed during a lifetime of...
In Estate Administration, dying without a will can be complicated. Casey Kasem, best known for his time as the "American Top 40" radio host, passed away one June 15, 2014 as a result of complications from dementia. He was 82 years old. Kasem is survived by his second...
Estate Administration: Fast and the Furious Star, Paul Walker, Dies in Car Crash at 40 Years OldAny one who has ever watched a Fast and the Furious movie was shocked over this past weekend to learn that one of the franchise's stars, Paul Walker, was killed in car...
Estate Administration: Something Smells Funny Will Contest - Part Two: Undue Influence In part one of this blog on will contests, I discussed the issues with the estate of copper heiress Huguette Clark. Check out that post here (link to Part 1). Just to recap, Ms....
Estate Administration: What's in a Will Contest Series Something Smells Funny Will Contests - Part One: Lack of Capacity In 2011, 104 year old copper heiress Hugette Clark died, leaving an estate worth approximately 300 million dollars. Ms. Clark's circumstance was...