Plan ahead - no Audi content

[Thomas J. Donohue, Jr.]

Amen to all that.  As an estate planning attorney, I have seen this too many
times, including in my own family as well as in my wife's.  All you can do is
offer advice...the rest is up to those who could be (and eventually are
affected).  Subsequent marriage situations are even higher risk of major
complications.  It is not a subject many people like to think about, but we're
all going to go sometime.  So listen to Uncle Mike!  Regards, Tom Donohue

Mike Arman wrote:

> No Audi content here, but something all listers should read.
>
> Partner and friend of mine had a stroke in May, and is now in a nursing
> home. His wife has exactly three questions: "When will he die? How much
> money is there? Where is it?"
>
> Unfortunately, he has no will, no guardianship, and no provision for
> problems exactly like this. His wife holds ALL the cards, has complete
> control over all his assets (among other things, she closed his office,
> abandoning the entire contents to the landlord, and refuses to pay further
> rent out of HIS account!), and there is NOTHING that can be done legally -
> she's in total charge.
>
> Please, people, draw up a will, and also make some provision for someone
> you can trust to manage your affairs if you are not able to.
>
> He never quite got around to it because his retirement plan was to live
> forever, and now it is too late for him or anyone else to fix it.
>
> Thanks for letting me vent a little.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mike Arman
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