Her attorney asked her for years to execute one and she refused. He told her a will or a trust was a must. She failed to do so even in light of her pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
What makes his even more unfortunate is that she was a private person. Now her financial affairs will be seen by the entire world. And as an artist, her intellectual property has continuing value.
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From CNBC. You don’t have to be wealthy to have an estate plan
I agree with the CNBC article at the link below and my basic will package gives you those three basic documents.
If you have a young family, it is prudent to name a guardian for your minor children in the unlikely event that both parents die.
The State of Nebraska has an estate plan for you in the event you die without a will, but that might not be what you want or in the best interests of your family.
Statistics regularly show that about half of all Americans have no estate plan. I'm working to improve the numbers here in ...
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The Failed Four Million Dollar Handwritten Will
On May 22, 2014, Brian L. Tiedeman of Lancaster county met with his lawyer on trust administration matters. Tiedeman wanted to change or make a new will. His lawyer told him to make another appointment on the will matter. As a stop-gap measure and in the presence of his lawyer, he wrote:
"5-22-14
I Brian L Tiedeman want all my
All Property to Dustin Lovorn
I here by attend to change my will.
[Signature]"
There was no other appointment with his lawyer and Tiedeman passed away on February 24, 2015.
Lovorn sought to probate the handwritten will. Both the district court and the Nebraska Supreme Court held the document was not a valid ...
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