Celebrity Estate Lessons – Marilyn Monroe

If you’re like me, you remember the moving Super Bowl commercial that allowed Christopher Reeve to walk again. You might also remember the hub-bub surrounding the hologram of Tupac joining Dr. Dre onstage at Coachella in 2012. With the continuing advancements in technology, it’s no longer enough to worry about protecting one’s estate after death, […]

Celebrity Estate Lessons – Burt Reynolds

No one wants to be disinherited in their parent’s Will, especially if that parent is a celebrity. However, that’s exactly what happened to Burt Reynolds’ son. Reynolds was married to his second wife, Loni Anderson, when they adopted their son Quinton. He and Anderson divorced in 1994. This is often the recipe for disinheritance. However, that […]

Celebrity Estate Lessons David Bowie

Compared to some of our past celebrities, David Bowie didn’t do a bad job with his estate plan. He provided for his wife and children, even taking into account what would happen when his wife died. However, there are some things he could have done to better protect his children down the road.    One problem […]

Celebrity Estate Lessons Tina Turner

It was a sad day when Tina Turner died on May 24, 2023. But, it gives us a chance to look at an inheritance in real time.    Tina Turner knew for some years that she was suffering from life threatening illnesses, including high blood pressure, kidney damage, and intestinal cancer. She also had a […]

Celebrity Estate Lessons Lucille Ball

While getting a big, fat inheritance check is likely appreciated by your beneficiaries, often it’s the family heirlooms that are more important. This was the case with Lucille Ball.    When she died in 1989, she split her estate between her two children, Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill and Desi Arnaz Jr., and her second husband, Gary […]

Celebrity Estate Lessons Snoop Dogg

Celebrity Estate Lessons Snoop Dogg I know what you’re thinking: “Wait, when did he die? How did I miss it!?”    It’s okay, Snoop Dogg is still alive. Or at least he was at the time of this writing.    Okay, so now you’re wondering why I’m writing about Snoop Dogg’s estate plan.    Well, […]

Celebrity Estate Lessons James Gandolfini

Celebrity Estate Lessons James Gandolfini You have a will written and you think everything’s going to be fine for your beneficiaries, but will it? Depending on your assets, they might not be inheriting as much as you think because of taxes.    When James Gandolfini died in 2013, 80% of his assets were left to […]

Proving a Will is Invalid

Just because someone wrote down what should happen to a person’s property after their death doesn’t mean they created a valid Will. Find out what a Will needs to include to be enforceable in a Florida probate court and what you will need to know when proving a will in invalid.  Proving a Will in […]