
How to avoid this and other estate-planning mistakes
While one recent TV plot twist had a character intentionally leave money to an ex-spouse, that situation is far from real life, an estate planning attorney says.
Still, there are ways your ex could inadvertently inherit your money if you’re not careful.
Plus, you may not really want to disinherit that estranged relative.
For many people, their last will and testament, a document that stipulates how their property should be distributed upon their death, is their final communication to the world.
Depending on how you plan, it may contain some surprises for those who are close to you.
One such shocker was a plot twist in HBO’s new revival of “Sex and the City,” titled “And Just Like That.”