Joseph E. Deering Law Blog

The legal battle over Michael Jackson's estate began with Katherine and Joe Jackson filing to open the estate. Michael Jackson's former attorney John Branca and former manager John McClain requested appointment as estate executors.  Initially Katherine objected to the appointment request and later dropped the objection. Michael Jackson's estate is held in a trust, but the estate administration is ongoing and still complicated by the fact that not all the assets were properly transferred.... Read More

Most People think that their property will pass
by a will. 

This usually is wrong.  In most estates property passes by a variety
of methods:

1.     
Joint
Tenancy—A method of
holding property which automatically gives the property to the survivor
regardless of the... Read More

The holiday season is here. If you are a caregiver
for an elderly loved one, you may notice a change in your loved one's mood as
the holidays approach. Perhaps you are one of many, who visit elderly parents
and family during the holidays who live a distance away. When you visit you may
notice that loved ones are not as physically active, or they show symptoms of
fatigue or sadness and have no interest in... Read More

A common estate planning problem... Read More