 "I am too young to have a will". or "Really, Me??? I don't have anything to plan for. These are the most common excuses I hear when younger people meet me and I tell them that I am an estate planning attorney. Business owners always tell me that they will take care of that when they make their money"! I have take n the liberty of adapting from a Wall Street Journal Blog an article about estate planning for all ages. "There’s a misconception that |
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Many people think that they do not have "enough" to have a will or do any Estate Planning. Nothing could be further from the truth. Who needs a will? Anyone who is married, single, divorced, has children, doesn't have children, owns anything, likes to donate to charity, doesn't like their siblings, you get the picture...., If you want to have a say in who gets your things and money in the event of your death, you need a will. 
Soooo...... It has finally happened. Google has challenged Legal Zoom in its march to marginalize the work of attorneys and convince the public thatDIY legal services are the best way to go. Buying on line legal services, such as Legal Zoom and now Rocket Lawyer, versus using a real attorney, whether in person or through an on line Virtual Law Office, is like buying a fake Gucci purse on the street in Chinatown and pretending its real. Just because it looks the same do not assume the same craftsmanship went into its creation.
