Posts Tagged ‘intestate’
Judge’s gavel
Why do I need an expensive lawyer to do estate planning for me? Why can’t I just write my will on a piece of paper with two people as witnesses?
This is a question I got from a woman who owns 11 properties in 5 different states. Here is how I explained it to her.
It’s a bad idea to write your own will. Each state has its own descent and distribution law that governs the distribution of the estate of the deceased.
The Investment Scientist 