The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for November 03, 2023

Or as a friend once said, “Where there’s a will, there’s relatives.”

sadly, too common!

In Trusts we trust.

Lawyers are all determinists. None of them believe in a free will.

One thing that helped my hubby was the family house wasn’t willed to him, it was placed in a trust. It’s much faster and simpler, and there’s no probate. Also make sure that you not only have a will, but also a medical power of attorney/living will.

It’s true, but the lawyers can get you even if there’s a will. Freyja is right about the Revocable Trust, but you should have enough net worth to justify the expense of setting it up. Hopefully, since you are going to be paying the lawyer for the consultation anyway, they will be honest enough to tell you if it does NOT make sense for you. The durable medical POA, the living will (or advance directive), the health care proxy, are all things you should have in place regardless, but there are standardized forms for these things in every state. It shouldn’t cost a lot to have them filled out, signed, witnessed, and notarized.

[In my ‘not surprised face’] Better advice in comic comments than in a Google search.

Without a will, the state gets a lion’s share of your “stuff”!

“There’s usually a way to whip-a-poor-will.”

No Whey!!

There’s a way for someone to make money – no matter what Will says.

When my sister passed right in the middle of litigation with her health care provider our lawyer passed.

Wait, Will takes the money before the lawyers can?

Evil lawyers at it again.

I remember a commenter who was a lawyer but was nonplussed about lawyer jokes. I guess he figured that it came with the territory.

Thy will be done. Unless there’s probate.

Will Will have a will where he wills his well?

I once read about a contentious family about which a disinterested observer noted “Where there’s a a will, there’s a won’t.”

Aren’t laws and lawyers a curse?

The bottom line is the bottom line

Or where there’s a Will there’s a Bill.

In New York State, 3 1/2 years $12,000 in legal fees, waiting for the wheel to be probated, blame the delay on Covid. Simple will. Bureaucratic New York, corrupt judicial system.

Oh my… this is so true. I found out the hard way. Probate lawyers make a lot of money.

It’s Financial Planning Man and his Wonderdog Will!