Mythology and Estate Planning

G. Warren Whitaker (partner, Day, Berry & Howard L.L.P., New York, NY) has published a most interesting article entitled Estate Planning in World Mythology, Prob. & Prop., July/Aug. 2006, at 65 [link requires membership in the ABA RPPT Section].

This article examines well-known stories from mythology, discusses the estate planning issues they raise, and considers what advice modern advisors might have given in today’s world.

Stories covered include The Iliad and The Odyseey, Thousand and One Arabian Nights, and The Godfather.