PROCRASTINATION – (Noun.) Def: (1) “The action of delaying or postponing.”
(2) “To keep delaying something that must be done.” — The Cambridge Dictionary.
Finally, I have gotten around to writing this article. You might ask: “What does procrastination have to do with Wills, Trusts & Estates?” If you are in the majority of people who do not have a Will, then you know the answer to the question… “I’m too busy right now, I will get it done when I have more time.” The irony here is that you do not know how much time you have left – 10 years; 1 year; 2 months; or maybe even this afternoon. This is precisely why you need to get your things in order – for yourself and for your family – now, before it is too late.
Without a Will, you will have no say as to who will inherit any of those assets you have worked so hard to obtain. Passing without a Will is legally and quite politely defined as “Passing Intestate.” What this really means is that the State Government has already made your decisions for you by statute – the Intestacy statutes. The Government will pass out your estate according to these statutory laws and there is nothing anyone can do about it. So, who knows better to whom your assets should pass – you, or the State Government? If you continue to procrastinate in making your Will, the answer is irrefutable – it will be the Government.
So, put off cleaning out that garage that you have been meaning to get around to, and call a Trust and Estates attorney to have your Will drawn up – then, get back to cleaning out the garage. Call Brian L. Champion, Esq., today and make an appointment with him at the law office of Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC (207-985-1815) — offices located in Kennebunk, Maine; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; and the Greater Boston area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
