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06 Jul THE INK WAS DRY ON ZAPPOS CEO’S DEATH CERTIFICATE BUT THERE IS STILL A BATTLE OVER HIS ESTATE – CASE TO BE DETERMINED BY INK

Posted at 09:00h in Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Probate Administration, Wills

Although it was originally believed that Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO and founder, died without a Will, the Wall Street Journal has reported a Will may have been found. A man from Pakistan called and sent a copy of the purported will to Las Vegas...

24 Nov IS JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S ESTATE HANGING BY A THREAD?

Posted at 14:56h in Estate Planning, Lawsuits, Probate Administration, Taxes, Trusts

The impending release of the Epstein files, including his “Birthday Book” and the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance’s investigating the IRS failure to audit his tax planning on others, could have an impact on Jeffry Epstein’s estate. When Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019, his estate...

13 Oct JOHN AMOS’ DAUGHTER SUES BROTHER ALLEGING DAD’S LAST YEARS WERE NOT “GOOD TIMES”

Posted at 12:56h in Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Wills

Shannon Amos, daughter of the late actor, John Amos (best known for his acting roles in “Roots” and “Good Times”), has sued her brother, Kelly “K.C.” Amos, for fraud and elder abuse and accelerating his death (wrongful death). According to Amos’ death certificate, he died...

08 Sep CLOTHES DON’T MAKE THE MAN – DISINHERITED BARNEY’S NEW YORK HEIR SEEKS VENGEANCE IN A UNIQUE WAY

Posted at 11:33h in Bankruptcy, Estate Planning

Bob Pressman, grandson of Barney Pressman (Barney started the first retail clothing store that bears his name), is cut from a different cloth. He is seeking revenge after his mother, Phyllis, disinherited him. Her will stated “Bob doesn’t get anything for reasons he well knows”. ...

09 Jun CELEBRITY CASE UPDATE: ELIZABETH HURLEY’S SON LOSES MILLIONS FROM TRUST DUE TO BEING ILLEGITIMATE

Posted at 14:39h in Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Trusts

A California appeals court has ruled that neither Damian Hurley (whose mother is famous actress, Elizabeth Hurley) nor Kira Bonder, the illegitimate children of the late Stephen Bing, could receive hundreds of millions of trust funds from their paternal grandfather, Dr. Peter Bing, since they...

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...

10 Dec “KNIVES OUT” CUTS TO CORE OF CERTAIN ESTATE PLANNING BASICS

Posted at 15:51h in Beneficiary, Dementia, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Short Term Care, Transfer of Death

The recent popular murder mystery movie “Knives Out” delves into several key estate planning topics (such as Will contests and undue influence) during this whodunnit thriller. In the movie, a wealthy man changes his Will shortly before he was murdered. Since his family members feel jilted,...

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