As estate planning attorneys, we’re well acquainted with people’s reluctance (or sometimes outright refusal) to discuss the end of life. Nobody likes to think about the inevitability of their passing and leaving loved ones behind—and it’s understandable. Life is filled with joyous moments and events that we don’t want to miss. Travel, graduation, birthdays, marriage, children—we want to be a part of it all.
And it’s not just celebratory events that keep us from letting mortality enter our thoughts. Day to day happenings can also absorb our time and attention. Dental appointments, grocery shopping, soccer practice, car payments—on any given day, life gives us more than enough to fret and fuss over.
The reality is, however, that life eventually comes to an end, and when it does, we no longer have a say over what happens to the people and things we’ve left behind.
Even with knowledge of the fact that they won’t be around forever, many people still put off planning for the inevitable. T
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