The Reading of the Will – When, Why and Who Should Be There?
Posted on | April 30, 2010 | No Comments
That’s really a trick question. Although made famous in various movies, television shows, and books, probate and estate planning attorneys no longer (if they ever did) orally read the contents of estate planning documents to family members. They are primarily tasked with finding beneficiaries and heirs of a will and sending them a copy of the document. In fact, wills are an outdated form of estate planning and are generally discouraged from use (See “What Are the Advantages of a Trust?”). This does not make those scenes any less funny – as epitomized by this will reading from the television show 30 Rock.
Thanks to Joel A. Schoenmeyer for bringing this clip to my attention.
Tags: attorney > california > family > reading of the will > San Diego Estate Planning > Trusts
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