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Do famous people have wills?

Less than 50% of people in the United States have a will and it seems that famous people are just as bad as average folks

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April 30, 2018

Can celebrities teach us about estate planning?

We came across this post by John J. Scroggin, AEP, J.D., LL.M. and thought it was worth reposting.  Too many people think that things will take

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June 4, 2017

Do I Really Need a Will?

Yes, you do.  A will is a legal document which ensures that your property is transferred according to your wishes after your death. If you

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November 6, 2016

Robert Holmes a Court’s big mistake

His mistake is one people continue to make throughout the world.  They don’t make a will and die intestate.  About 50% of people say that

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November 22, 2015

Are your loved ones protected when you die?

  Larry and Susan had been living together for more than 20 years.  They never legally married; they said once had been enough.  A piece

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October 4, 2015

Don’t bury your head in the sand!

So you don’t think you need a will? Don’t bury your head in the sand like more than half of all Americans.  That’s the percentage

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August 23, 2015

Bobbi Kristina had no will – what happens now?

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, died on Sunday, 7/26/2015.  She was only 22 years old and probably had no plans to die

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August 2, 2015

Another actor did it wrong. Do you have your plans in place?

Julie Garber, in her weekly blog, wrote about another person who did it wrong.  When actor Paul Walker died in a terrible car crash on

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January 20, 2014

Stieg Larsson died with no will

Stieg Larsson, the man who wrote the milenium trilogy including the novel, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, died suddenly in 2004 at the age

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June 17, 2012

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