Estate Administration

Creative assets can be a valuable part of many estates. You don't have to be a famous author or actor to have creative assets. Someone who has published minor works, created trademarked designs for a business or invented something could own creative assets that...

Typically, splitting up money in your will isn't that hard. If you have $600,000 and three children, you can just give them all $200,000 and be done with it. However, things can get a bit trickier with items that hold sentimental value. You have to determine what each...

In our prior blog post, we discussed the case of Robin Williams' estate. His widow and his children are battling over certain aspects of his estate plan. The sad situation is a learning lesson for anyone who is following the case. We know that you don't want to think...

The world said goodbye to Robin more than a year ago, but his beneficiaries haven't yet said goodbye to the battle over his estate. There are two issues that the three adult Williams children and his widow are fighting over. One issue is the reserve fund that Williams...

In our post last week, we discussed the case of Ernie Banks' will. If you recall, that will, which was filed by his caregiver, is being contested by his wife. It is for anyone who is dealing with a will to understand how different aspects of the estate can lead to...

Estate administration is a big concern for many of our Florida neighbors who are working on an estate plan. Some of our readers might not realize that not all estates require the estate to go through the formal proceedings. The estates that don't are classified as...