Celebrity Estate Lessons Brooke Astor
Brooke Astor, famous socialite, philanthropist, and real estate heiress is also the victim of one of the most famous cases of elder abuse. In 2000, Astor was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. At some point her son, Anthony Marshall, was named her guardian. Throughout her life, Brooke had said repeatedly that she was planning on giving away […]
Celebrity Estate Lessons Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant’s unexpected death was unquestionably tragic. But adding to this was the fact that Bryant didn’t update his estate plan in a timely fashion. At the time of his death, his estate was worth $600 million dollars. He had done some planning; he had a trust in place naming his wife, Vanessa Bryant, and […]
Celebrity Estate Lessons – Farrah Fawcett
Celebrity Estate Lessons Farrah Fawcett Farrah Fawcett, well-known Charlie’s Angel, seemed to have done everything right with her estate plan. She made sure her only child, son Redmond who has struggled with mental health issues and drug dependencies his whole life, was cared for. She left money to her father, her boyfriend at the time […]
Celebrity Estate Lessons – Queen Elizabeth
Celebrity Estate Lessons Queen Elizabeth You may think your estate is complicated, but do you have to be concerned with items that are actually owned by an entire country like Queen Elizabeth? Queen Elizabeth’s estate was split into two parts: her personal items and the Crown estate. Her personal items were valued at over […]
Celebrity Estate Lessons – John Lennon
Celebrity Estate Lessons John Lennon John Lennon married Cynthia Powell in 1962 after she became pregnant with his first child, Julian. While they were married, John established a Trust fund with £250,000 in it for Julian to inherit when he turned 25. Then, he met Yoko, and Cynthia divorced him in 1968 when, after arriving […]
Celebrity Estate Lessons – Sonny Bono
Celebrity Estate Lessons Sonny Bono Sadly, when it came to his estate plan, Sonny Bono did not have his, babe. He died unexpectedly in 1998 in a ski accident. He may have had flowers in the spring, but he didn’t have a Will. Dying intestate (fancy lawyer word for without a Will) opened his […]
Celebrity Estate Lessons – Liliane Bettencourt
It’s quite possible that you’ve never heard of Liliane Bettencourt, but I’d bet you’ve heard of L’Oreal, the company she ran. If you have heard of her, it’s likely because she was, at one time, the world’s richest woman. Or from the well publicized “Bettencourt Affair.” The legal filings over her estate began in 2007, […]
Celebrity Estate Lesson Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump was probably best known as the first wife of Donald Trump and mother of Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric Trump. But the breakup between her and her ex-husband was anything but amicable. So, when she passed in July 2022, there wasn’t much of a question about whether or not he’d get any of […]
Celebrity Estate Lessons – Aaron Hernandez
Aaron Hernandez was a promising up-and-coming tight end in the NFL. After graduating from UF, he went on to play with the New England Patriots from 2010-2012. He was arrested in June 2013 for the murder of Odin Lloyd, who was dating his fiancée’s sister. In a change from the norm, the issues in the […]
Celebrity Estate Lessons – Amy Winehouse
It’s always sad when a public figure dies very young and it often means they didn’t take the time to plan for their passing. After all, they’re going to live forever, right? When Amy Winehouse died at the age of 27 in 2011, initial reports stated that not only had she written a Will, but […]