Let Our Attorneys Provide The Legal Help Your Family Deserves
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Aug 24, 2012 | Probate
In a previous post, we wrote about the death of Thomas Kinkade earlier this year. As we noted, the 54-year-old painter died of accidental alcohol and Valium overdose, leaving behind over $66 million. Not long after his death, his estranged wife of 30 years and his...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jul 27, 2012 | Probate, Wills
On Wednesday, Michael Jackson's three children were assigned a new guardian as part of a growing power struggle over the late entertainer's multimillion-dollar estate. The new guardian, Tito Jackson, was appointed at his request after a week of conflicting reports...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 22, 2012 | Probate
In our last post, we began speaking about some of the steps one will need to take in winding up an estate. As we noted, the process can be overwhelming for those who've never encountered it, but a bit of planning ahead and knowing who to turn to for help can be a...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 21, 2012 | Probate
Probate refers to the legal process of winding up the estate of a deceased person. Because there are a number of steps to the process and the death of a loved one can be difficult, the probate process can be overwhelming, especially for those who've been appointed as...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 11, 2012 | Probate, Wills
In our previous post, we began looking at a legal dispute over the estate of deceased actor Gary Coleman. As we noted last time, Coleman's ex-wife and an ex-girlfriend are both laying claim to his estate. The size of Coleman's estate is unknown, though court documents...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 10, 2012 | Probate, Wills
Because it makes for interesting writing for this blog, we love to see estate disputes make headlines. Well, we don't love it exactly, as much as see it as an opportunity for discussing the important of cleaning up one's estate planning. Because, while few estate...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Oct 3, 2011 | Probate, Wills
A recent article in the Star Ledger took a look at the way marriage and remarriage can quickly complicate an estate. The specific problem the article examined was how stocks and bonds purchased by a woman's first husband are to be distributed after her death and the...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 27, 2011 | Probate
Many individuals choose to use safe deposit boxes through their bank to store various items, including various estate planning documents.While using a safe deposit box can be a great way to store estate planning documents, it is important to be aware that difficulties...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 21, 2011 | Estate Planning, Probate
Many people have questions when it comes to the issue of whether to place their assets in a living trust in order to avoid the probate process. Oftentimes people hear how cumbersome or expensive the probate process can be, and feel that it would be best to avoid it at...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 23, 2011 | Probate
In our last post, we began discussing the difference between probate and non-probate property in the context of a discussion of what a beneficiary may do when they have not yet received their inheritance under a will. We continue that discussion here.Probate property...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Aug 24, 2012 | Probate
In a previous post, we wrote about the death of Thomas Kinkade earlier this year. As we noted, the 54-year-old painter died of accidental alcohol and Valium overdose, leaving behind over $66 million. Not long after his death, his estranged wife of 30 years and his...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jul 27, 2012 | Probate, Wills
On Wednesday, Michael Jackson's three children were assigned a new guardian as part of a growing power struggle over the late entertainer's multimillion-dollar estate. The new guardian, Tito Jackson, was appointed at his request after a week of conflicting reports...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 22, 2012 | Probate
In our last post, we began speaking about some of the steps one will need to take in winding up an estate. As we noted, the process can be overwhelming for those who've never encountered it, but a bit of planning ahead and knowing who to turn to for help can be a...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 21, 2012 | Probate
Probate refers to the legal process of winding up the estate of a deceased person. Because there are a number of steps to the process and the death of a loved one can be difficult, the probate process can be overwhelming, especially for those who've been appointed as...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 11, 2012 | Probate, Wills
In our previous post, we began looking at a legal dispute over the estate of deceased actor Gary Coleman. As we noted last time, Coleman's ex-wife and an ex-girlfriend are both laying claim to his estate. The size of Coleman's estate is unknown, though court documents...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 10, 2012 | Probate, Wills
Because it makes for interesting writing for this blog, we love to see estate disputes make headlines. Well, we don't love it exactly, as much as see it as an opportunity for discussing the important of cleaning up one's estate planning. Because, while few estate...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Oct 3, 2011 | Probate, Wills
A recent article in the Star Ledger took a look at the way marriage and remarriage can quickly complicate an estate. The specific problem the article examined was how stocks and bonds purchased by a woman's first husband are to be distributed after her death and the...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 27, 2011 | Probate
Many individuals choose to use safe deposit boxes through their bank to store various items, including various estate planning documents.While using a safe deposit box can be a great way to store estate planning documents, it is important to be aware that difficulties...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 21, 2011 | Estate Planning, Probate
Many people have questions when it comes to the issue of whether to place their assets in a living trust in order to avoid the probate process. Oftentimes people hear how cumbersome or expensive the probate process can be, and feel that it would be best to avoid it at...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 23, 2011 | Probate
In our last post, we began discussing the difference between probate and non-probate property in the context of a discussion of what a beneficiary may do when they have not yet received their inheritance under a will. We continue that discussion here.Probate property...
