Estate Litigation

What You Can Learn from the Leno Conservatorship Proceedings

When most people think about creating an estate plan, they usually focus on what will happen when they die. They rarely consider what their wishes would be if they were alive but unable to manage their affairs (if they are alive but incapacitated). Often, failing to plan for incapacity can result in families having to […]

Montgomery County Circuit Court Decision Highlights Importance of Updating Beneficiary Designations After Divorce

Estate law and family law are closely intertwined. Both deal with relationships and emotional ties. Many of Altman’s estate planning clients choose their spouse as the primary beneficiary of their estate and as power of attorney or health care agent. It’s a logical choice: you’ve built a life with this person, they know you and […]

Britney Spears Court Case Brings Conservatorship to the National Stage

Estate planning often makes the news when wealthy celebrities die and leave behind messy multi-million dollar estates. Over the last few weeks, however, estate law is making headlines thanks to pop music icon Britney Spears and her highly controversial conservatorship. Ms. Spears, who is 39 years old, is petitioning the court to release her from […]

Two Wives, One Operating Agreement, Zero Estate Certainty

A recent Maryland case, Potter v. Potter, reminds estate planners to stress to our clients the importance of updating legal, estate, and business documents upon significant life events such as divorce, marriage, and death. In Potter v. Potter, a member of an LLC died. The operating agreement of the LLC stated that if his death […]

Are Holographic Wills Valid? The Latest in Larry King's Estate Drama

Legendary television and radio host, Larry King, passed away at the end of January after a battle with COVID-19. He was 87 years old at the time of his death and had been in the midst of divorcing his seventh wife, Shawn King. Early reports indicated that the couple had done an estate plan together […]

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