{"id":1497,"date":"2015-07-02T09:25:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T17:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssslegalconsultancy.com\/?p=1497"},"modified":"2016-01-29T14:29:09","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T22:29:09","slug":"will-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssslegalconsultancy.com\/will-say\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does Your Will Say about You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><a class=\"asset-img-link\" style=\"float: left;\" href=\"http:\/\/ssslegalconsultancy.typepad.com\/.a\/6a01b8d0a6271d970c01b8d12eb9f6970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a01b8d0a6271d970c01b8d12eb9f6970c img-responsive\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;\" title=\"MP900442259\" src=\"http:\/\/ssslegalconsultancy.typepad.com\/.a\/6a01b8d0a6271d970c01b8d12eb9f6970c-320wi\" alt=\"MP900442259\" \/><\/a><\/strong><em>We often think the process of estate planning is mostly about finances. However, how we distribute our estates also says a lot about who we are as people and what we value.<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Every will ever accepted into probate in England and Wales since 1858 is stored in a single depository. Previously, only researchers were allowed access to the contents of the depository.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, however, a new project to digitize the wills and put them online for all to see for a small fee allows anyone to read the wills of Britain&#8217;s rich and famous.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This has allowed for a new window into what those famous people valued.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Recently, <em>The Guardian<\/em> reported on some of those famous wills in an article titled &#8220;<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Last Orders: What do our wills say about us?<\/em><\/span>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the wills reported are:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Princess Diana &#8211; She left a small, but not insignificant sum to her butler.\u00a0 She also decreed that her brother was to look after her personal effects until her son, Prince Harry, reached the age of 30.<\/li>\n<li>A.A. Milne &#8211; The rights to Winnie the Pooh were left to four different groups, including the author&#8217;s family and the Royal Literary Fund.<\/li>\n<li>George Orwell &#8211; Instructed that no biography of him should be written.<\/li>\n<li>Beatrix Potter &#8211; Declared that hunting by otter, hounds and harriers would be prohibited on her Troutbeck property.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe interesting thing about wills in the United States is that they are a matter of public record.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, anyone can access your will.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to keep the details of your estate plan private, then contact an experienced estate planning attorney about probate avoidance planning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One popular method is to create and \u201cfund\u201d a revocable living trust.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reference: <strong>The Guardian<\/strong> (June 12, 2015) &#8220;<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Last Orders: What do our wills say about us?<\/em><\/span>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Create your Revocable Living Trust by contacting us at SSS Legal and Consultancy Services.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"timestamp\">Published on: <b>07-Jul 2, 2015<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0We often think the process of estate planning is mostly about finances. 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