Michael Jackson passed away in 2009, but the settling of his estate continues more than 15 years after his death due to a lingering tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other legal challenges, including a lawsuit brought by his mother over a deal to sell part of his music rights to Sony […]
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Wills, Trusts, and Dying Intestate: How They Differ from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Most people understand that having an estate plan benefits them and their loved ones. However, many individuals do not initiate the estate planning process because they do not fully understand the nuances of the core estate planning tools such as wills or trusts, additionally they do not understand the full implications of dying without either […]
Aaron Carter: A Life Gone Too Soon from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Musician Aaron Carter, a former child pop star and younger brother of Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter, died in November at the age of thirty-four. Aaron’s untimely passing is one of the more tragic celebrity deaths of 2022. It is also one of the messiest from an estate planning perspective. The late singer, who struggled with […]
The Death of Anne Heche: Lessons for Estate Planning from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
The recent accidental death of Anne Heche was a shocking reminder of how the everyday can quickly turn into the tragic. While driving through the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles on August 5, 2022, Heche was involved in a car crash and succumbed to her injuries a week later. The official cause of death […]