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26 Jun NEITHER PRINCE WILLIAM nor HARRY WILL INHERIT PRINCESS DIANA’S CHILDHOOD HOME

Posted at 15:00h in Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Inheritance, Last Will and Testament

The Althorp Estate, Princess Diana’s childhood home and final resting place, will likely be inherited by her nephew Louis Spencer, instead of her children, Prince Harry and Prince William. The family estate has been owned by the Spencer family since 1508, and it is presently run...

16 Jun FATHER ATTEMPTS TOTAL PICK OF “AMERICAN PICKERS” STAR’S ESTATE BY WILL CHALLENGE

Posted at 14:46h in Estate Planning, Guardianship, Last Will and Testament, Wills

The last will and testament of Frank Fritz (who was a star on the popular television show “American Pickers” on the History Channel) has been challenged by his father, Bill Fritz, due to lack of capacity. Frank was a co-host on the show (where he and...

15 Apr GENE HACKMAN’S ESTATE – WILL HIS CHILDREN BE “UNFORGIVEN”?

Posted at 16:24h in Alzheimer’s, Estate Planning, Special Needs Trust, Trusts, Wills

Oscar winning movie star, Gene Hackman, died on February 18, 2025, about a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa. The couple lived in New Mexico, a community property state. They wed in 1991. Hackman had a large estate estimated to be around eighty million dollar...

02 Apr CELEBRITY ESTATE PLANNING COURT DECISION UPDATES FROM “GAME OF THRONES” TO “GRACE FOR GRACELAND”

Posted at 21:32h in Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Guardianship

For the past several years, we have reported on many ongoing court cases concerning celebrities of their estate planning or court cases contesting their planning. The following are a few of the updates since our previous articles: RUPERT MURDOCH -Murdoch failed in his attempt to...