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What Is A Will?
Wills, Wills and Trusts, Beneficiary Matthew Erskine Wills, Wills and Trusts, Beneficiary Matthew Erskine

What Is A Will?

Why should you have a Will?

A Will makes the transfer of your personal and real property according to your wishes into an orderly and seamless process at your death. The Will can be as simple or as complex as your desires require; but in all cases, it should clearly define what your assets are, to whom you wish those assets to go and who you nominate to administer your estate. This is the short answer to the question as to what a Will is. If you have other specific questions, you should consult your estate planning professional.

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Forbes: What if A Beneficiary Becomes An Addict?
Beneficiary, Addict, Estate Planning Matthew Erskine Beneficiary, Addict, Estate Planning Matthew Erskine

Forbes: What if A Beneficiary Becomes An Addict?

Since the beginning of sheltering-in-place in response to the pandemic, there have been concerns about the impact the response has had on drug and alcohol recovery programs and their clients. This is to the extent where some are seeing substance abuse as a “pandemic within a pandemic”. Filling the gap in available treatment is a policy issue that has to be addressed by society, but trusts can be drafted so as to increase the likelihood of long term (2+ years) recovery from less than 25% to 92%.

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