7 biggest celebrity estate planning lessons of 2014
![“American Top 40” host <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140515/FREE/140519950" target="_blank">Casey Kasem's disappearance as he struggled with health issues</a> caused quite a stir this year.<br>
Mr. Kasem's adult children reportedly feuded with their stepmother, claiming that Mr. Kasem's wife wouldn't permit them to see him. The conflict reached a boiling point when Mr. Kasem was removed from the Los Angeles area without his children's knowledge, prompting his daughter Kerri Kasem to seek a temporary conservatorship. She was appointed his temporary caretaker. The radio legend, 82, subsequently died on June 15 after struggling with Lewy body dementia.<br>
<b>Lesson:</b> Tackle the issue of elder care and estate planning when the client is sufficiently healthy. Be sure to come up with a living will that would express the client's wishes and desires if they're terminally ill, according to Bernard A. Krooks, founding partner of Littman Krooks, an elder law and estate planning firm. Clients should also have a health care proxy and a financial durable power of attorney lined up.](https://s32566.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/FREE_122909999_PH_4_TXAQTZJXJNBU.jpg.optimal.jpg)
“American Top 40” host Casey Kasem's disappearance as he struggled with health issues caused quite a stir this year.
Mr. Kasem's adult children reportedly feuded with their stepmother, claiming that Mr. Kasem's wife wouldn't permit them to see him. The conflict reached a boiling point when Mr. Kasem was removed from the Los Angeles area without his children's knowledge, prompting his daughter Kerri Kasem to seek a temporary conservatorship. She was appointed his temporary caretaker. The radio legend, 82, subsequently died on June 15 after struggling with Lewy body dementia.
Lesson: Tackle the issue of elder care and estate planning when the client is sufficiently healthy. Be sure to come up with a living will that would express the client's wishes and desires if they're terminally ill, according to Bernard A. Krooks, founding partner of Littman Krooks, an elder law and estate planning firm. Clients should also have a health care proxy and a financial durable power of attorney lined up.