by Kathy Lane | Mar 4, 2014 | digital assets, Estate Planning
Facebook recently announced that they have changed their rules related to memorializing the account of a deceased person. In the past, Facebook determined who could see that memorialized page. Now, the changed rule says that the memorialized page can be seen by...
by Kathy Lane | Feb 11, 2014 | Elder Law
According to an article that appeared a few days ago in the New York Times, there is a new movement in the United States called “Aid in Dying”. It’s supporters try to avoid calling it what it really is – assisted suicide – but, whatever...
by Kathy Lane | Jan 20, 2014 | Beneficiary Basics, Dying Without A Will, Estate Planning, inheritance law, Wills and Living Trusts
Julie Garber, in her weekly blog, wrote about another person who did it wrong. When actor Paul Walker died in a terrible car crash on November 30th, 2013, he left an estate estimated to be worth at least $45 million. However, he had done no estate planning and left...
by Kathy Lane | Jan 13, 2014 | Estate Planning, Settle an Estate
I came across an old article in the New York Times about this topic and thought it worth reviewing. When someone who purchased a life insurance policy dies, the amount due to the beneficiary is set aside and the insurance company waits to be contacted by that...
by Kathy Lane | Dec 29, 2013 | Funerals
Until the end of the 19th century, when someone died, it was the norm to keep the body at home where the family would take care of the deceased loved one until his or her burial. But as the funeral home industry grew, the number of at-home funerals declined and...
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