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20 Sep Shannen Doherty’s Family Benefits From Deathbed Divorce in Contrast to Estate Planning to Limit Jackie O’s Inheritance

Posted at 16:20h in Asset Protection, Beneficiary, Divorce, Estate Planning, Inheritance, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Mortgage, Power of Attorney, Probate Administration, Retirement, Trusts

Famed actress, Shannen Doherty, most commonly known for her television roles in “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Charmed”, got divorced from her husband, successful photographer, Kurt Iswarienko (“Kurt”), hours before her death in California on July 13, 2024. In contrast, Aristotle Onassis planned on divorcing former first...

04 Mar Jay Leno’s Lack Of Estate Planning Results In Seeking Conservatorship Over Wife Will His Car Collection Crash?

Posted at 13:47h in Alzheimer’s, Asset Protection, Charitable Giving, Dementia, Estate Planning, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Probate Administration, Public Benefits Protection, Taxes

Jay Leno has filed a petition in a California court to seek conservatorship over his wife, Mavis, who is believed to have Alzheimer’s Disease or some other form of dementia. Leno is seeking conservatorship since Mavis no longer has sufficient mental capacity to do an...

11 Jul Advantages And Disadvantages Of Community Vs Separate Property In Estate Planning

Posted at 11:04h in Beneficiary, Divorce, Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Mortgage, Probate Administration, Transfer of Death

My wife and I have an equal partnership – as she says, “What is mine is mine, and what is yours we’ll negotiate”. However, notwithstanding the definition of property in your household, Texas has its own laws defining ownership of property. Texas is a community property...

19 Oct USING POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR INTERSPOUSAL TRANSFERS HAS LEGAL ISSUES

Posted at 20:06h in Divorce, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Mortgage, Power of Attorney, Probate Administration, Transfer of Death

Many think by signing a general durable power of attorney that the agent could do anything that the principal (the one who signs the power of attorney) could do. However, the authority of the agent is limited to the extent as permitted by law and...