Estate Planning · April 24, 2026

Anne Heche died in 2022. Her family is still stuck in court nearly four years later. Missing records, creditor claims, and assets nobody could fully track down turned a period of grieving into years of legal and financial cleanup for the people she left behind. The unsettling part is how ordinary this actually is. Most families assume their loved ones will “figure it out,” until frozen accounts, unanswered questions, and court delays become the legacy they never meant to leave behind.

Estate Planning · October 12, 2022

It is never easy to think of your passing, even harder considering that even death has a price. The average funeral cost is between $7,000 and $12,000, rising yearly. Yes! You made a bequest in your will to pay for funeral expenses. However, the money is not readily accessible because of the probate court procedure. Imagine your loved ones experiencing both grief and financial hardships. The best course of action is through us, your Personal Family Lawyer®. Allow me to demonstrate the five most.

Estate Planning · September 23, 2022

If you die without a will or with doubt about your will, your family will almost certainly wind up in court and fighting. With so much uncertainty surrounding Anne Heche's case, it's possible that the late actress didn't have any trust in place as well. Her lack of planning caused various issues for her loved ones. Keeping these in mind, we'll go over Heche's estate planning blunders and how to prevent them so that your loved ones never have to face a similar circumstance.