{"id":6109,"date":"2025-05-21T09:43:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legacywise.org\/?p=6109"},"modified":"2025-10-06T09:41:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:41:26","slug":"weekly-word-to-the-wise-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legacywise.org\/es\/blog\/weekly-word-to-the-wise-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Word to the Wise – Intestate"},"content":{"rendered":"
This week\u2019s Word to the Wise for estate planning is:<\/p>\n
Intestate:<\/strong> When a person dies without a will or trust, the person dies \u201cintestate,\u201d meaning the person\u2019s estate is divided up based on state law.<\/p>\n
Why does \u201cintestate\u201d<\/strong> matter in estate planning? Few of us like the idea of the government directing our personal affairs<\/strong> and what happens to our children and our assets after we die is no exception<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
But the government<\/strong> will decide what happens to your children and assets if you die without a will or trust<\/strong>. In most states the government will even insert itself as your final beneficiary in the event your family members die before you do.<\/p>\n
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Not you.<\/p>\n
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Not your loved ones.<\/p>\n
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The government.<\/p>\n
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That\u2019s why you should create a will or trust now, when time and opportunity are on your side. <\/strong><\/p>\n
LegacyWise is here to help you take that first step<\/strong>. Get started now, get your documents \u201cDone in a Day\u201d\u2122<\/strong>\u2014and at a fraction of the cost of traditional legal services.<\/p>\n