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With private foundations wealthy families and individuals can create a fund of money that can be invested with the proceeds going to good causes for generations. For those who want to make charitable giving a part of their estate plans, foundations provide a way to make that giving last. When the founder passes away, however, […]

Most of the time when a family is forced to sell its business, it is not big news. However, there is an exception for teams in major sports leagues. Recently, we have seen the forced sale of the Los Angeles Clippers because the owner’s racist rant came to light. The Los Angeles Dodgers were recently

Before passing away, Ernie Banks suffered a protracted illness. During that time he was cared for by a friend, Regina Rice. Initially, Banks’ family praised Rice and thanked her for looking after the baseball player in his last months. However, it did not take very long after the funeral for the family and Rice to

Are you familiar with the notion of a digital estate? What happens to your online bank accounts, emails, social media and your entire digital presence on the web when you pass away? Imagine a world without you in which your heirs cannot access your digital assets. They cannot access your e-mails, either practically or legally,

Did you watch this year’s Super Bowl? It had one of the most thrilling and surprising endings ever. Seattle had the ball with a few seconds left and needed only to run the ball a couple of yards to enter the end zone, win the game and make history. Despite having one of the best

Vanessa Nieves was a minor when her father was shot and killed in a Florida robbery in 2006. A trust was created for Nieves to hold insurance proceeds until she turned 18. However, five years later, Nieves’ mother presented her with some paperwork that Nieves signed. She now claims her mother told her the paperwork