In this age of instant access to information on the Internet, including do-it-yourself estate planning documents, it is important to remember that the devil is in the details. Examples on point: a recent email exchange among estate planning attorneys from around the country describing potentially painful prose:
Client's husband died so she presented the will for probate. Upon review, a short paragraph granting certain authority to the Executor concluded:
"I am to be cremated with my wife, Rhonda _____, and my Executor having the discretion as to how and where my ashes are to be distributed."
Hopefully, a court could be persuaded not to enforce this clause.
Time to eat grandma.
Time to eat, grandma.
Commas save lives!
Husband on a trip with his buddies and sent a postcard home - "Having a wonderful time; wish you were her".
Based on the proximity of the Y and U on the QWERTY keyboard, an attorney once received an email from another attorney on "Considerations Regarding Proposed Tryst."
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