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The Probate Lawyer Blog: Famous Fortune Fights!

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Using celebrity and other interesting true case stories, Michigan attorney Andrew Mayoras entertains and educates about estate planning, probate litigation and how to protect families and preserve legacies.

• Added on: Dec 15th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Andrew Mayoras
• Listed in: Law & Legal Celebrity
• Tags: court estate planning lawyer litigation probate wills and trusts

Recent Posts

• Forbes.com Video: From Jimi to Jacko: Estate Planning Folly

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 17:50 in jimi hendrix, michael jackson, wills, forbes, steve mcnair, trusts, forbes.com, probate court, andrew mayoras, danielle mayoras, trial & heirs

  Danielle Mayoras and I were recently interviewed by Forbes.com about our new book, Trial & Heirs:  Famous Fortune Fights!  You can watch the interview here: Posted by:  Author and probate attorney Andrew W. Mayoras, co-author of Trial...

• New Michael Jackson Estate Deal Reported

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 20:15 in Celebrities, musicians, estate, michael jackson, wills, lawsuits, probate lawyer, probate attorney, probate court, taj jackson, katherine jackson, michael jackson estate

  A couple weeks ago, I wrote how Katherine Jackson had a surprising "change of heart" by dropping her challenge to the executors for Michael's estate.  In fact, her husband Joe Jackson was shocked -- his lawyer called the move "despicable".  We...

• Farrah Fawcett\'s Trust provides a good lesson

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 20:56 in Celebrities, estate planning, actors, trust, wills, will, probate, farrah fawcett, trusts, redmond o'neal, ryan o'neil, probate court

  It's been widely reported across various websites in the last couple days that Farrah Fawcett's will has been revealed and it "shockingly" disinherited her longtime ex-boyfriend Ryan O'Neal (father to her son, Redmond).  These reports are wrong on s...

• Bo Schembechler\'s son sues his stepmom over trust

  Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 19:19 in Celebrities, lawsuit, accounting, college football, athletes, trust, michigan wolverines, lawsuits, martin luther king, jr., trusts, bo schembechler

  Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler, Jr., is one of the most respected names in the history of college football.  And, no, I'm not saying that just because I graduated from the University of Michigan (twice).  He built one of the most successful football p...

• Katherine Jackson\'s shocking change of heart

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 20:44 in Celebrities, celebrity, court, musicians, estate planning, attorney, lawyer, trust, michael jackson, wills, lawsuits, will

  The Michael Jackson Estate has been the subject of regular court hearings as Katherine Jackson battled for control over the last several months.  She routinely objected to the decisions of the co-executors John Branca and John McClain.  Recently, ...

• Leona Helmsley charity battle rages on

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 21:24 in book, Celebrities, celebrity, court, attorney, lawyer, lawsuits, probate, leona helmsley, trusts, human society, animal charities

  As I described in this article from February 2009, the trustees of the Leona Helmsley charitable trust asked the probate court in New York for permission to donate primarily to charities that helped people rather than dogs, despite some language in t...

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