The Forbes 2013 Guide To Estate Planning - Great source for estate planning information!
http://www.forbes.com/sites/janetnovack/2012/10/14/the-forbes-guide-to-estate-planning/
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Charles Dickens' Humility. Charles Dickens, the author of great literary works such as Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities, had a rather humble will. Here's an excerpt of the last few lines of his will.
"I emphatically direct that I be buried in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner; that no public announcement be made of the time or place of my burial; that at the utmost not more than three plain mourning coaches be employed; and that those who attend my funeral wear no scarf, cloak, black bow, long hat-band, or other such revolting absurdity. I direct that my name be inscribed in plain English letters on my tomb, without the addition of 'Mr.' or 'Esquire.' I conjure my friends on no account to make me the subject of any monument, memorial, or testimonial whatever. I rest my claims to the remembrance of my country upon my published works, and to the remembrance of my friends upon their experience of me in addition thereto. I commit my soul to the mercy of God through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and I exhort my dear children humbly to try to guide themselves by the teaching of the New Testament in its broad spirit, and to put no faith in any man's narrow construction of its letter here or there. In witness whereof I the said Charles Dickens, the testator, have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand this 12th day of May in the year of our Lord 1869."
His complete will is at: http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/CD-Forster-13.html
"I emphatically direct that I be buried in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner; that no public announcement be made of the time or place of my burial; that at the utmost not more than three plain mourning coaches be employed; and that those who attend my funeral wear no scarf, cloak, black bow, long hat-band, or other such revolting absurdity. I direct that my name be inscribed in plain English letters on my tomb, without the addition of 'Mr.' or 'Esquire.' I conjure my friends on no account to make me the subject of any monument, memorial, or testimonial whatever. I rest my claims to the remembrance of my country upon my published works, and to the remembrance of my friends upon their experience of me in addition thereto. I commit my soul to the mercy of God through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and I exhort my dear children humbly to try to guide themselves by the teaching of the New Testament in its broad spirit, and to put no faith in any man's narrow construction of its letter here or there. In witness whereof I the said Charles Dickens, the testator, have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand this 12th day of May in the year of our Lord 1869."
His complete will is at: http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/CD-Forster-13.html
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
You Can Have Your "Dark Secrets" Hidden at Your Death!" Have any embarrassing secrets you don't want others to know about if you die? Especially your family members? A firm in Japan may have the answer! It can be employed to ensure that all of a decedent's embarrassing property is disposed of before the decedent's family finds it.
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?sid=38885794&art_id=130728&con_type=1&pp_cat=15
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?sid=38885794&art_id=130728&con_type=1&pp_cat=15
Uh oh! Attorney Faces Disciplinary Action for Criticizing the Probate Process. Her blog post refers to the probate system in Illinois as the "sleazy world of probate" and the "garden variety theft, embezzlement, malpractice and malfeasance by attorneys and the court." http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202586530125&slreturn=20130105104150
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