Avoid estate planning horror stories: 2 ways that people fail to plan
Posted by Gerald J. Turner – We take care of our loved ones our entire lives. But, one of the worst things you can do to them is dying without the right estate plan in place.Just like the old adage says: “when we fail to plan, we plan to fail.” People tend to make one of two common mistakes when it comes to planning for their affairs after they die: 1. They do nothing Doing nothing means leaving behind a huge, jumbled mess. Your family will have to deal with handling your affairs without any guidance. People who die without proper estate plans put their families at risk of strife caused by trying to figure out what you would have wanted. Or worse yet, they might misrepresent or disregard what you would have wanted, selfishly trying to gain more for themselves. 2. They go the DIY route with their
