10. Because you don’t know what the future brings.
Estate planning isn’t fun to think or talk about. It naturally involves focusing on our own human frailties and being separated from the people that matter most to us. Many people understand it’s something they need to get done but let it remain on their perennial “to do” list. Unfortunately, estate planning attorneys can tell story after story of people who left a mess for their families to clean up because they never got around to completing their estate plans before they died or became incapacitated. If you’ve never done any estate planning or there is some change you need to make to your estate plan, don’t put it off. Whether you come see me or another qualified estate planning attorney, it’s time to mark estate planning off of your “to do” list.
