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The end of a person's life has been speculated about endlessly in books and songs. Less poetic, perhaps, but necessary after a loved one's life has ended is a familiarity with estate administration. What is estate administration, you might wonder. It is at its...
The passing of a loved one often comes as a shock to the family. In some cases, however, there are aftershocks that can include the discovery that a will has been drastically altered to favor a single particular person. This is often when a family member (or members)...
Virtually everyone in Flemington has an estate. It’s the collection of things that a person owns, including a house, car, stocks, cash, checking and savings accounts, furniture, life insurance, clothing – everything. For some, estates are vast and...
In our previous post, we wrote about one of the most celebrated actors of our time: Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died at age 46. As you might recall, the Oscar-winning actor was adamant that his three young children, ages 5, 7 and 10, not be “trust fund...
Among the most personal and important decisions a person can make in life is how they want to raise their children. An infinite variety of good parenting techniques, styles and philosophies exist. They are all linked by a parent’s undying love for their kids,...
When a loved one passes away, there is grief and loss to try to grapple with and accept. But like so many times in life when we least want to be bothered with legalities, paperwork and details, the time of mourning also includes those intrusions. The probate procedure...
Relatives of a flamboyant widow say her last years of life were like a bad movie. She spent much of her time following her husband’s 2000 death in the company of a younger man, to whom she left much of her wealth. The family is trying to change the end of that...
Ancient Egyptians used to bury a dead pharaoh with mounds of gold and jewels for the afterlife. Centuries later, the treasures were still sitting there unused. A few things have changed since then, but we still can’t take our wealth with us. Nor can we pack up...
In this high-tech era, fortunes can be made very rapidly by very young entrepreneurs. Because they’re young and focused on making their businesses succeed, they are often childless and unmarried. If they’re as practical as they are talented, they understand that for...
As every carpenter knows, the proper tools enable a person to do a job well. So it is with estate planning. While not everyone in Flemington has to plan for the disbursement of vast wealth, all of us have to consider what we want done with our assets when we pass on,...
