Writing a will doesn’t have to be complicated. But it does need to be done carefully. Teach your donors to avoid these eight common mistakes.
- Thinking that you don’t have enough wealth to need a will.
- Thinking you need a will only if you have dependents.
- Believing the state will take care of everything for you.
- Thinking you don’t need a will because your property is held jointly with heirs who have rights of survivorship.
- Writing your will by hand.
- Not keeping your beneficiary designations up to date.
- Believing you’re too young to need a will.
- Leaving everything to your spouse:
- a
- b
- c