By Thomas D. Begley, Jr. Esquire, CELA<\/p>\n
CASE STUDY 1: SIMPLE WILLS INADEQUATE TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM PREVIOUS MARRIAGES<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Andy (age 77) and Maureen (age 75) are in a long-term second marriage. Andy has two children from a previous marriage, Alexis (age 50) and Kit (age 48). Maureen also has two children from a previous marriage, Lauren (age 45) and Misty (age 44). Andy and Maureen have simple wills that give their entire estate to the surviving spouse with contingent gifts for the four children. After Andy dies, Maureen moves closer to her children and becomes estranged from Alexis and Kit. She changes her will to give her entire estate to Lauren and Misty.<\/p>\n CASE STUDY 2: DELAYED INHERITANCE LEADS TO LITIGATION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Andy, a widower (age 56), marries Paris (age 25). Andy has two children, Alexis (age 24) and Lauren (age 21), from his previous marriage to Maureen. Andy wants to provide for his new (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Thomas D. Begley, Jr. Esquire, CELA CASE STUDY 1: SIMPLE WILLS INADEQUATE TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM PREVIOUS MARRIAGES Andy (age 77) and Maureen (age 75) are in a long-term second marriage. Andy has two children from a previous marriage,…<\/span><\/p>\n