Dear Garden State Trust: Can I provide something for my pets in my will? Didn’t Leona Helmsley set up a trust for her dog? —Thoughtful Animal Lover Dear Thoughtful: Yes, Mrs. Helmsley created a $12 million trust to care for her pet, Trouble. However, the probate court subsequently reduced the size of the trust to…
Month: March 2019
Guinness Turns a Golden Argument Into a Gold Opportunity
The year is 1954. Sir Hugh Beaver still hadn’t found out what he need to know in order to be known as correct beyond dispute after missing a shot at a golden plover: What is the fastest game bird in Europe, the golden plover or the red grouse? After searching for answers in reference books,…