I have a friend that has been mired in an inheritence situation. The root cause seems to be that the executors are just plain aweful. They finally all went to court and hopefully some progress will be made soon. I do know that it has caused a lot of unnecessary stress in my friends life.
When I finally set up a will, I thought of her situation and made sure that I set up my beneficiaries in a way that will minimize their stress. I’d prefer that my loved ones can mourn properly and not be distracted by inheritence complications.
That said, I hope I am around a long time so that I CAN change peoples lives when I pass....
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I’ve been divorced nearly 3 years now (Yippee!) and I have my two best girlfriends (of 30+ years) in charge of my estate. My sister is untrustworthy, and my Dad isn’t able. It’s all spelled out VERY clearly in my Will and I have separate attachments as to who gets what. Yes, I have a steady beau, but I will NEVER trust a man with my finances again. I’m to old for that chit, LOL! End of conversation. :)
On a frugal note - get rid of all your extraneous cr@p already, would ya? It’s just plain CRUEL to make others clean up after you and deal with your JUNK when you’re gone. My beau and I are in the process of liquidating and disbursing all the the ‘stuff’ his deceased wife hoarded. It is absolutely no fun and a helluvalotta work! Be kind to those you leave behind! :)