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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 | May 2, 2012 | Wills
The most important thing we try to emphasize on this blog, in addition to various tips relating to specific aspects of estate planning, is the importance of writing a will. This means that one should not procrastinate.As a recent USA Today article points out, around...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Apr 26, 2012 | Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills
Estate planning is a very important task for a number of reasons, and while it may be tempting to forgo such planning, one will be better off for doing the planning. As a recent article on the Huffington Post stresses, the important thing is to get the ball rolling on...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Mar 30, 2012 | Estate Planning, Wills
Our Bergen County readers may remember the news which came last July of the death of English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, who tragically died of alcohol poisoning. According to recently released probate records, Winehouse had about 4.6 million in U.S. dollars...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Mar 23, 2012 | Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills
The recent death of Whitney Houston has been an occasion for the music industry to mourn one of its greatest talents. For estate planners, it has been an occasion to learn from mistakes she and her attorneys made in her own estate plan.Two weeks ago, Whitney Houston's...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Dec 2, 2011 | Wills
One purpose of probate is to ensure that the will according to which property is distributed is valid, that it accurately represents the intentions of the person who left it behind. There is, of course, always the possibility that family may challenge the validity of...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Oct 19, 2011 | Wills
In our last post we began looking at the issue of planning for your funeral arrangements and the disposition of your remains. As we mentioned, some people truly do find these to be uncomfortable topics of conversation. Others know exactly what they want their funeral...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Oct 17, 2011 | Wills
What will happen to your remains once you die? What do you want for your funeral? These are questions that some may find uncomfortable to think about, but which should be answered when doing estate planning. In approaching these topics, you may either choose to...
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 | 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 | May 2, 2012 | Wills
The most important thing we try to emphasize on this blog, in addition to various tips relating to specific aspects of estate planning, is the importance of writing a will. This means that one should not procrastinate.As a recent USA Today article points out, around...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Apr 26, 2012 | Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills
Estate planning is a very important task for a number of reasons, and while it may be tempting to forgo such planning, one will be better off for doing the planning. As a recent article on the Huffington Post stresses, the important thing is to get the ball rolling on...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Mar 30, 2012 | Estate Planning, Wills
Our Bergen County readers may remember the news which came last July of the death of English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, who tragically died of alcohol poisoning. According to recently released probate records, Winehouse had about 4.6 million in U.S. dollars...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Mar 23, 2012 | Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills
The recent death of Whitney Houston has been an occasion for the music industry to mourn one of its greatest talents. For estate planners, it has been an occasion to learn from mistakes she and her attorneys made in her own estate plan.Two weeks ago, Whitney Houston's...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Dec 2, 2011 | Wills
One purpose of probate is to ensure that the will according to which property is distributed is valid, that it accurately represents the intentions of the person who left it behind. There is, of course, always the possibility that family may challenge the validity of...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Oct 19, 2011 | Wills
In our last post we began looking at the issue of planning for your funeral arrangements and the disposition of your remains. As we mentioned, some people truly do find these to be uncomfortable topics of conversation. Others know exactly what they want their funeral...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Oct 17, 2011 | Wills
What will happen to your remains once you die? What do you want for your funeral? These are questions that some may find uncomfortable to think about, but which should be answered when doing estate planning. In approaching these topics, you may either choose to...
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...
