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• Update on Steve McNair's Estate - Mechelle McNair Asks for $120,000 Distribution
  Last week attorneys representing Jonula "Mechelle" McNair, the widow of murdered NFL quarterback Steve McNair, filed a motion in the Davidson County, TN, probate court asking for the distribution of $120,000 from an estate account held at SEI Private Trust Company located in Oaks, PA. The motion states that while back on November 25 the estate and […]
• Update on Actress Brittany Murphy's Estate - Husband Simon Monjack Asked to Be Disinherited
  Actress Brittany Murphy, who became famous for her roles in 1995's Clueless, 1999's Girl Interrupted (still one of my favorites), and 2002's 8 Mile, died back on December 20 at the young age of 32. Shortly after her death it was reported that Ms. Murphy created her estate plan (apparently including a Pour Over Will and Revocable Living Trust […]
• Kansas Estate Tax Update - Governor Parkinson Wants to Reinstate Kansas Estate Tax
  Back in 2006 the Kansas legislature acted to progressively reduce the state estate tax rate from 3%-10% in 2007, 1%-7% in 2008, and 0.5%-3% in 2009, while the state estate tax exemption remained at $1,000,000 for all three years. But the most important part of the legislation was the complete repeal of the state estate tax which took effect on January 1, 20 […]
• Update on Vermont Estate Taxes - State Senate Rejects Estate Tax Decrease, At Least For Now
  Last week the Vermont Senate passed a $9 million stimulus bill aimed at boosting the state's ailing economy. Part of the bill would have decreased the state estate tax because according to Senator Vince Illuzzi, "We'd rather have you remain as a Vermont resident, and this estimated loss of $3 million in revenue is not worth the number of peo […]
• Settlement Reached in Colorado Will Contest Regarding Disposition of Woman's Frozen Remains
  A settlement was reached yesterday in the unusual will contest case of Mary Robbins, a Colorado Springs resident who had contracted in 2006 with cryonics company Alcor Life Extension Foundation to have her head frozen after her death with hopes that modern medicine would find a way to bring her back to life in the future. On Monday Magistrate Barbara L. Hug […]