Clients tend to ask a number of common questions when seeking advice about their estate plan. They are often worried about who should receive their property, giving property to children outright or via trust, forgiving loans, the possible death of children, pets, etc. Benjamin Franklin addressed a number of these frequent concerns in his will and an examination of this historical document provides great guidance in response to many of these questions.
See Sam A. Moak, Ben Franklin’s Will, The Item, October 1, 2017.
Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse (Professional Legal Marketing (PLM, Inc.) for bringing this article to my attention.
