Hearing on Artist Thomas Kinkade's Will Dispute Could Be Delayed for a Year
Tuesday July 31, 2012
Last week attorneys for Nanette Kinkade, the estranged wife of artist Thomas Kinkade, filed an appeal of a July 2 ruling that requires the will dispute between Mrs. Kinkade and ... Read More
Katherine Jackson and TJ Jackson Will Request Co-Guardianship of Michael Jackson's Children
Monday July 30, 2012
Last Thursday Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, returned from a vacation at a spa in Arizona to her home in Los Angeles, on the heels of losing custody of Michael ... Read More
Katherine Jackson Removed as Guardian of King of Pop's Children
Thursday July 26, 2012
The drama surrounding Michael Jackson's estate continued this week as news broke that Michael's mother, Katherine Jackson, who has been the court-appointed guardian of Michael's three minor children, Michael Joseph ... Read More
Illinois Estate Tax Update - Changes Made to Estate Tax Payment Procedures
Wednesday July 25, 2012
Illinois has revised the payment procedures with regard to Illinois estate taxes. Effective July 1, 2012, estates will no longer send their estate tax payment to the county treasurer's ... Read More
DOMA Estate Tax Case Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
Tuesday July 24, 2012
In an unusual move, the ACLU has filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Windsor v. United States. Back in November 2010 ... Read More
Is a Michael Jackson Will Contest on the Horizon?
Monday July 23, 2012
On July 17, several of Michael Jackson's siblings - Rebbie, Tito, Jermaine, Randy, and Janet - sent a bitter and disparaging letter to John Branca and John McClain, the co-executors ... Read More
Mixed Bag Tops Wills & Estate Planning Blogs in June 2012
Wednesday July 18, 2012
A mixed bag of topics topped the most read blogs posted in June 2012:
Top 5 Blogs Posted in June 2012
What is Filial Responsibility and Why Should You Be Concerned About ... Read More
An Update on Boots the Cat, Saved from Being Euthanized After Death of Owner
Tuesday July 17, 2012
Back in April I reported on Boots, an eleven-year-old feline saved from being euthanized after the death of her owner: Provision of Will Requesting Cats Owned at Death Euthanized ... Read More
Changes Made to Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Laws
Monday July 16, 2012
On July 2, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed legislation that has exempted working family farms and some related agricultural commodities from the Pennsylvania inheritance tax. The new law provides ... Read More
Initiative to Repeal Oregon's Estate Tax Likely to Make November Ballot
Wednesday July 11, 2012
About 132,000 signatures were submitted by the July 6 deadline in support of repealing Oregon's estate tax by 2016. In order for the initiative to make the November 6 ... Read More
Deadline to Amend IRS Form 8939 is Approaching Fast
Tuesday July 10, 2012
For the estates of decedents who died in 2010 and opted out of the estate tax rules and into the modified carryover basis rules (for example, George Steinbrenner's estate), heirs ... Read More
Will California's Estate Tax Return in 2013?
Monday July 9, 2012
Will California's estate tax return in 2013? Governor Jerry Brown thinks so. According to the budget that Brown approved at the end of June, come January 1, 2013, ... Read More
Hearing on Artist Thomas Kinkade's Will Contest Postponed Until August
Thursday July 5, 2012
On Monday a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ruled that the will dispute between the wife and girlfriend of artist Thomas Kinkade will proceed in open probate court on ... Read More
Nun Accused of Forging Last Will and Testament
Tuesday July 3, 2012
Sister Angela Gramegna, a nun from the order of the Ancelle del Sarco Cuore located in Rome, Italy, has been accused of forging the last will and testament of a ... Read More
Another Initiative is Underway to Repeal Oregon's Estate Tax
Monday July 2, 2012
Even though a campaign has been underway to repeal Oregon's estate tax for several years now, the tax has stood the test of time, with only a few tweaks made ... Read More