"Vulture" . .sums it up accurately. . .
My wife is going through what sounds like a similar thing with the recent
death of her mother in Tuscon (we live in Nor Cal). . and of course there
is one family member who is throwing a wrench into things as effectively as
she possibly can. Interesting how people change when there is real estate
or money involved.
On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net> wrote:
> Group,
>
> I have just returned from dealing with a death in the family. Remember,
> you could get hit by a drunk (or whatever). Regardless of age, start right
> now gathering any records that an executor might need and put them together
> in one place. Tell several people where they are if it is not obvious.
> Include a copy of your will. (Write a will if you do not already have one.
> Even a simple, notorized one will do in a pinch. If you have real money or
> young children, have a lawyer prepare a will that is so general that it
> will work indefinitely.) Do not put your will in a safe deposit box or
> fire box without information on how to get into that box. Do not
> accumulate financial records year after year without ornanization, at least
> by year.
>
> Assume there will be at least one vulture in the family, most likely more
> that one. Assume there will be at least one member of the family who sits
> on her very fat ass while everyone else is working their asses off. (Most
> probably that ass will support one of the vultures!) Prepare emotionally
> for the worst in everyone.
>
> Think about what you would have to do if someone you do not know all that
> well left you to deal with an estate.
>
> Michael Rowe
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