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Monthly Archives: February 2015

Robin Williams

Legendary Comedians, Estate Battles and Your Stuff

By Jeffrey R. Gottlieb |

The late George Carlin is one of my favorite comedians of all-time. One of his legendary routines revolves around how the meaning of life is basically finding “a place for all your stuff!” More recently, Jerry Seinfeld riffed on how we have “too many things” and that it’s all simply in different states of… Read More »

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Facebook Adds “Legacy Contact” Option (Plus, I’m now on Twitter)

By Jeffrey R. Gottlieb |

Almost exactly one year ago, I posted about a policy change that Facebook had made with respect to accounts of deceased individuals (see “Facebook Makes Memorialized Accounts More Public“, February 25, 2014). Last year, Facebook’s change fixed the privacy settings for “memorialized accounts” so that they would not be changed after death. When I… Read More »

Ernie Banks

Ernie Banks and the Illinois Disposition of Remains Act

By Jeffrey R. Gottlieb |

First, a confession: I am a lifelong die-hard Cubs fan (an inherited condition). Yes, I know, that can take a toll on one’s mental health. And yes, I actually do believe that ‘next year’ could be this year. Or at least next year. No player embodies Cubs baseball more than the legendary Ernie Banks…. Read More »

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District 211 Trusts and Estates Class in March

By Jeffrey R. Gottlieb |

In March I will be teaching an adult continuing education class for District 211 covering a broad range of estate planning and estate administration topics. The class takes place at Fremd High School in Palatine from 7pm to 9pm on Wednesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 11. I’ve been teaching this class for several… Read More »

Ambiguity

Class Gifts, Later-Born Grandchildren, and the Ambiguous Ambiguity

By Jeffrey R. Gottlieb |

One of the challenges in estate planning is making and expressing decisions now within documents that may be ultimately administered and interpreted many years down the line — sometimes under changed circumstances. In some situations, this planning requires a great deal of forethought, nuance and flexibility to achieve goals. Certain changes are fairly easy… Read More »