Kamis, 04 Mei 2017

The Law Show: common myths & misconceptions about wills - now available online

The latest episode of The Law Show is now available online for listening at www.vocm.com. This week, Chelsea and I did some myth-busting. We...
Rabu, 03 Mei 2017

My Mom swiped more than $13 million from my inheritance

Another trust fund has gone awry, with the trustee being sued for spending the funds in the trust on herself rather than holding them for th...
Sabtu, 29 April 2017

Does an executor have to account for an insolvent estate, and do the beneficiaries have to pay for that?

A reader recently sent me a question which made me think about real life situations in which legal theory meets reality. Though we have all ...
Kamis, 27 April 2017

The Law Show Episode 4 - the perils of joint property

Did you catch today's episode of The Law Show? We talked about the perils of joint property (both real estate and bank accounts). It mus...
Rabu, 26 April 2017

A (very) light-hearted approach to estate planning topics

I'm going to tell you a nursery rhyme. The first verse will be familiar to all of you. The second and third verse will not. Humpty Dumpt...
Senin, 24 April 2017

Babe Ruth's will is on the auction block

I heard once, not long ago, that celebrity cemetery tourism is a real thing now. Apparently, so is buying the wills of celebrities. I became...
Jumat, 21 April 2017

Latest episode of the Law Show available for listening online

The latest episode of The Law Show is available for listening now by clicking here. This is the third episode, in which we chatted with our ...
Kamis, 20 April 2017

A smile for the weekend

It's almost the weekend. Let's have a little smile!

The executor has used estate funds for personal use. What can a beneficiary do?

If you were a beneficiary of an estate and you found out that the executor was skimming from the estate, would you know what to do? Would yo...
Selasa, 18 April 2017

Estate planning mistakes can so easily be prevented just by talking

A recent article from www.advocatedaily.com lists the top ten estate-planning mistakes according to Allison Oxtoby, a lawyer from British Co...