Fun Facts About Estate Planning - Infographic

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FUN FACTS ABOUT ESTATE PLANNING LIVING WILLS, WHICH ALLOW PEOPLE TO CONTROL THEIR END-OF-LIFE TREATMENT, ARE A RECENT ESTATE PLANNING MECHANISM. CALIFORNIA BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO ALLOW LIVING WILLS IN SEPTEMBER 1976. x THE “WILL OF UAH” IS THE OLDEST KNOWN WILL IN EXISTENCE, AND IT WAS FOUND IN A TOMB IN EGYPT. IT DATES BACK TO 2548 BC, AND LEAVES ALL PROPERTY TO HIS WIFE,TETA. http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/2012/05/ten-fun-facts-about-estate-planning.html http://blogs.lawyers.com/2012/11/trivia-time-little-known-facts-about-estate-planning/ http://www.grandrapids.org/estate-planning-facts--fiction http://wall-arm.ca/2012/05/fun-facts Twitter @Passareinc Facebook facebook.com/passareinc Tumblr passareinc.tumblr.com Sources HISTORIANS FOUND A POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM 561 BC MESOPOTAMIA P o w e r of A t t o n e r y THE SHORTEST KNOWN WILLS ARE ONLY THREE WORDS LONG, READING , “ALL TO SON” “ALL TO WIFE.” AND 1 2 THE LONGEST WILL EVER PROBATED WAS 1,066 PAGES AND 95,940 WORDS. AN ENGLISH WOMAN, FREDERICA EVELYN STILWELL COOK , HOLDS THIS RECORD. FAMOUS AMERICANS WHO HAVE DIED WITHOUT A WILL INCLUDE: SONNY BONO, KURT COBAIN, JOHN DENVER, CHRIS FARLEY, HOWARD HUGHES, AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. A RECENT STUDY INDICATES THAT APPROXIMATELY 11 % OF BRITONS HAVE THEIR INTERNET PASSWORDS IN THEIR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. IN 1829, JAMES SMITHSON CREATED THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION THROUGH A BEQUEST IN HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. TM Chris Farley Sonny Bono

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Estate planning is a process that continues throughout your adult lifetime, through which you evaluate your current situation and plan for the future. Estate planning is often part of the larger process of lifetime financial planning. Estate planning is much more than identifying where your belongings should go after your death. Estate planning is the big picture of your life. It’s a lifetime plan that includes your retirement, the possibility of disability and health care needs, and eventually, your death. During the estate planning process, you look at a range of legal, financial, emotional, and logistical issues. Read more: http://blog.passare.com/2013/11/14/fun-facts-about-estate-planning-infographic/ | Passare.com Blog

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FUN FACTS ABOUT

ESTATE PLANNING LIVING WILLS, WHICH ALLOW PEOPLE TO

CONTROL THEIR END-OF-LIFE TREATMENT,

ARE A RECENT ESTATE PLANNING MECHANISM.

CALIFORNIA BECAME THE

FIRST STATE TO ALLOW LIVING WILLS IN

SEPTEMBER 1976.

xTHE “WILL OF UAH” IS THE OLDEST

KNOWN WILL IN EXISTENCE,

AND IT WAS FOUND IN A TOMB IN EGYPT.

IT DATES BACK TO 2548 BC, AND LEAVES ALL PROPERTY TO HIS WIFE,TETA.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/2012/05/ten-fun-facts-about-estate-planning.html

http://blogs.lawyers.com/2012/11/trivia-time-little-known-facts-about-estate-planning/

http://www.grandrapids.org/estate-planning-facts--�ction

http://wall-arm.ca/2012/05/fun-factsTwitter @Passareinc

Facebook facebook.com/passareinc

Tumblr passareinc.tumblr.com

Sources

HISTORIANS FOUND A POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM 561 BC MESOPOTAMIA

P ow e r o f At t o n e r y

THE SHORTEST KNOWN WILLS

ARE ONLY THREE WORDS LONG,

READING,

“ALL TO SON” “ALL TO WIFE.”AND

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THE LONGEST WILL EVER PROBATED

WAS 1,066 PAGES AND 95,940 WORDS.

AN ENGLISH WOMAN,

FREDERICA EVELYN STILWELL COOK,

HOLDS THIS RECORD.

FAMOUS AMERICANS WHO

HAVE DIED WITHOUT A WILL INCLUDE:

SONNY BONO, KURT COBAIN,

JOHN DENVER, CHRIS FARLEY,

HOWARD HUGHES, AND

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

A RECENT STUDY INDICATES THAT

APPROXIMATELY 11 % OF BRITONS HAVE

THEIR INTERNET PASSWORDS IN THEIR

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

IN 1829, JAMES SMITHSON CREATED THE

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION THROUGH A

BEQUEST IN HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

TM

Chris Farley Sonny Bono