The holidays are often filled with opportunities for togetherness, sharing, laughter and memories. But for those who are in the midst of a conservatorship, holidays can also bring stress, disappointment and sadness. Conservatees (often people living with Alzheimer’s)...
Not only are we living in Madonna’s material world, we are now fully in a digital world. We buy everything online (how would we survive without Amazon’s ability to deliver that foot spa to us within two hours?), have multiple social media accounts (albeit mostly owned...
Rock and roll legend Ric Okasek, lead singer for the band The Cars, died in September 2019 from heart disease. The world mourned his talent and we all downloaded The Cars Essentials playlist. At the time of his death, Okasek was still legally married to his wife,...
Advance warning: this post is written by a non-millennial. (I’m stuck in Gen Y, or whichever letter of the alphabet signifies those of us too young to be in our golden years but too old to be cool.) But for all the millennials out there, bear with me for a few...
Let’s face it – death is not a fun topic for anyone to discuss, consider, or analyze. (Unless you’re an estate planner with a morbid sense of humor. I’m sure I don’t know anyone like that.) The topic brings up an array of unpleasant emotions, including fear, our...
As a parent, you dream of the day your little ones fly the nest and lead happy, fulfilling, productive lives of their own. (This is what probably keeps you going at the end of the never-ending days of homework, band practice, sports activities, and other miscellaneous...
The legendary artist, Prince, died almost three and a half years ago. Unsurprisingly to those of us in this line of work, the dragging on of the probate process to administer his estate is par for the meandering probate course. But things got more complicated recently...
Legendary rocker, Tom Petty, passed away in October 2017 from an accidental overdose. The world mourned the loss of a great talent and yet another musician gone too soon. Tom Petty had an estate plan (surprised?) in place that put his two daughters from his first...
It’s time to revisit the Estate of Aretha Franklin. Ms. Franklin passed away in August 2018 without a will. But wait – new information has come to light about multiple wills that Ms. Franklin wrote before she died. According to news reports, the Queen of Soul left two...
The death of legendary director, John Singleton, yesterday at the young age of 51 was a blow to so many of us for whom his work was a rite of passage. I know I can remember exactly where and when I first saw ‘Boyz N The Hood’. I’m sure I’m not alone. John showed...
