Suicide as Will Writing Motivator

I just received a brochure from the Texas Tech University Student Counseling Center listing the signs of suicidal thinking.  Number four on the list (even before buying a gun or obtaining drugs) is making out a will.

Thus, it seems that estate planners should be alert to the fact that a client may have decided to write a will because of an anticipated self-termination.  If other facts support a conclusion that the client has suicidal tendencies, appropriate steps should be taken.