All excerpts below are from the book: ESTATE PLANNING MADE EASY, published by Kaplan Publishing
Mistake #1 - Failure to have any plan at all, or having an antiquated or improper plan
We often hear of families torn apart because a parent or grandparent fails to predetermine who gets what. "She wanted me to have it," claims one child. "No she didn't, she promised it to me," retorts another. Who is right? Only the deceased knows for certain. Too bad she didn't write it down. Too bad she didn't take a few minutes to let her true wishes known.







