Book description
Surrogate Court dockets are filled with cases involving family members fighting over the assets and intentions of a deceased parent or spouse. Probate Wars of the Rich & Famous: An Insider's Guide to Estate Planning and Probate Litigation tracks the estate litigation cases of Anna Nicole Smith, Brooke Astor, Michael Jackson, Nina Wang, Jerry Garcia and Leona Helmsley and identifies the five universal factors that caused such disputes. Each chapter provides estate planning insights designed to help individuals plan their estates without causing litigation. If, however, probate litigation cannot be avoided, the book also provides invaluable lessons about undue influence claims, how to remove a fiduciary, demanding an estate accounting and claims seeking to set aside lifetime transfers that undermined the decedents intentions. Few - if any – estate planning books utilize colorful celebrity accounts to provide meaningful insights and actionable advice.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Legacy of a Lifetime
- Chapter 2: Stripping and Being Stripped
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Chapter 3: The Astor Disaster: A Legacy of Influence and Undue Influence
- Legacy Lesson #8: Monitor the Health and the Wealth of a Loved One Who Is III and Vulnerable
- Legacy Lesson #9: Anatomy of a Contested Estate
- Legacy Lesson #10: Influence or Undue Influence?
- Legacy Lesson #11: By Gift or by Theft?
- Legacy Lesson #12: Time in a Bottle—Good Days and Bad Days
- Legacy Lesson #13: Protecting against Fraud
- Chapter 4: The Benevolent Queen of Mean
- Chapter 5: A Sweet and Sour Legacy
- Chapter 6: Is This It?
- Chapter 7: Lessons from the Dead
- Chapter 8: At the End of the Day
- Appendix A: Fact Sheet for Last Will and Testament
- Appendix B: Probate Litigation Fact Sheet
- Bibliography
- Index
Product information
- Title: Probate Wars of the Rich and Famous: An Insider's Guide to Estate Planning and Probate Litigation
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2011
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470585931
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