Comments on: Do-It-Yourself Estate Planning Mistake Disinherits Child http://www.texaswillsandtrustslaw.com/2010/04/14/do-it-yourself-estate-planning-mistake-disinherits-child/ Texas Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning Attorney Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:11:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JoeTaxpayer http://www.texaswillsandtrustslaw.com/2010/04/14/do-it-yourself-estate-planning-mistake-disinherits-child/comment-page-1/#comment-678 JoeTaxpayer Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:15:39 +0000 http://www.texaswillsandtrustslaw.com/?p=6171#comment-678 This is why estate planning is so important. We are set up that if either of us goes, insurance and some assets land in a trust to protect our daughter should the surviving spouse remarry. When counseling my mother-in-law on how to set up her trust (with the trust attorney) I told her that I should not be mentioned at all, she dies, the trust is for her two daughters, my wife passes after, our daughter gets it. Trust attorney asked "who gets it if God-forbid your wife and daughter go in an accident?" I told MIL to pick a charity. If my family is gone, last thing I want is that money. People don't want to think about these things, but as you've seen, some awful things can happen. This is why estate planning is so important. We are set up that if either of us goes, insurance and some assets land in a trust to protect our daughter should the surviving spouse remarry.

When counseling my mother-in-law on how to set up her trust (with the trust attorney) I told her that I should not be mentioned at all, she dies, the trust is for her two daughters, my wife passes after, our daughter gets it. Trust attorney asked “who gets it if God-forbid your wife and daughter go in an accident?” I told MIL to pick a charity. If my family is gone, last thing I want is that money. People don’t want to think about these things, but as you’ve seen, some awful things can happen.

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