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December 5, 2007
Self-Help Estate Planning Techniques Publicized
In Get Yourself a Will: Here's a Way, USA Weekend, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2007, at 28, Sharon Epperson touts the benefits of self-help estate planning techniques as follows:
Any adult of sound mind can draft a basic will on his own for a fraction of the cost of turning to a trust and estates attorney. It may not be the most comprehensive will, but at least you will have a legal document designating guardianship for your children, naming beneficiaries and specifying your last wishes.
Ms. Epperson then reviews the following products:
- Quicken WillMaker Plus
- On-line will forms
- Simple Will Book by Denis Clifford
Wisely, Ms. Epperson concludes her article with the following warning:
Still, no book, software or website can answer the myriad questions that an estate-planning attorney can address.
I would, however, have been more comfortable with a stronger warning about the major problems that often arise when individuals do self-help estate planning. You could do open heart surgery on yourself, too, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea.
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