Having Fun with Death & Taxes

The Graceland Foreclosure Fraud: Real Estate Scams & Forged Deeds

How do fraudsters almost steal Graceland? A fabricated $3.8M loan and a forged Florida notary signature. When Lisa Marie Presley passed away, her estate was immediately

Tony Hsieh's $500 Million Mess: Sticky Notes and a Mystery Will

The visionary founder of Zappos left behind a billion-dollar legacy, but his business dealings were managed by 1,000 sticky notes and a "magical" will that appeared out o

Michael Jackson Estate vs. IRS

The IRS claimed Michael Jackson's estate owed $700 million in taxes and penalties . Conversely, the estate famously claimed his "Image and Likeness" was only worth $2,105

Heath Ledger’s Outdated Will Disaster

Heath Ledger left behind a legendary cinematic legacy and a posthumous Oscar, but his estate plan was stuck in the past. Having written his will five years before his dea

The $80M Under the Couch: Aretha Franklin’s Estate Disaster

The Queen of Soul left behind an $80 million estate, but it came in a "holographic" will hidden in her living room. In this episode of Having Fun with Death & Taxes, esta

U-Haul's Succession Planning Nightmare: A Billion-Dollar Feud

When U-Haul patriarch Leonard Shoen casually gifted shares to his children, he sparked a decades-long corporate bloodbath and a staggering $1.5 billion legal war. In thi

Episode 10: Howard Hughes Died With No Will — 600 People Tried to Steal His Billions

In this episode of Having Fun with Death & Taxes, estate planning attorney Leslie Marenco and family law attorney Vanessa Vasquez de Lara break down one of the most chaot

Episode 09: The $47 Million Estate Planning Mistake That Cost a Family the Miami Dolphins

In this episode of Having Fun with Death & Taxes, attorneys Leslie Marenco and Saidin Hernandez break down how NFL owner Joe Robbie’s outdated estate plan triggered famil

Episode 08: Joan Rivers' $150M Estate: The Costly Domicile Mistake No One Talks About

In this episode of Having Fun with Death & Taxes, host Leslie Marenco and estate planning & tax attorney, Ivan Gomez break down one of the most expensive celebrity estate

Episode 07: James Brown’s $100M Estate Nightmare

In this episode of Having Fun with Death & Taxes, estate planning attorney Leslie Marenco and family law attorney Veronica Lopez-Calleja break down one of the most comple

Episode 06: Marilyn Monroe’s 3-Page Will: The High Cost of a “Simple” Estate Plan

In this episode of Having Fun with Death & Taxes, attorney Leslie Marenco and estate planning attorney Alina Nuñez unpack the shocking reality behind Marilyn Monroe’s est

Episode 05: Lisa Marie Presley’s 100 Million Dollar Estate Planning Disaster

Lisa Marie Presley was born into about $100 million in Elvis Presley's wealth. Decades later, that fortune was drained mainly. Court filings describe a long slide into de

Episode 04: How Elvis’s Estate Survived a Fake Foreclosure | Graceland Explained

In this episode, host Leslie Marenco sits down with Estate Planning Attorney Ernie Martinez to explore what went wrong with Elvis Presley’s estate. We break down how a fl

Episode 03: Casey Kasem’s Estate Battle: When Family Trusts Go Wrong

The iconic voice behind America’s Top 40 and Shaggy from Scooby-Doo, Casey Kasem, had an $80 million estate, yet he signed his medical directives at a UPS Store. That sin

Episode 02: Family Conflict Over an Estate: Tom Petty’s Legal Fight Explained

The fight for Tom Petty's music catalog wasn't over his money, it was over three simple words: "equal participation." Join attorney Leslie Marenco and guest invited Manue

Episode 01: Family Business Succession Explained: Lessons from Jerry Buss and the Lakers

Join us on this episode of the FWD&T as we dive into what really happened after Lakers owner Jerry Buss passed away. His estate plan was meant to keep the team in the fam

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