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8 ways to leave a mess for your heirs ( Estate Planning ) from bankrate.com

8 ways to leave a mess behind
By Sheyna Steiner • Bankrate.com

1. Stay ignorant about the process
2. Be clueless about the role of wills
3. Put your kid's name on the deed
4. Dawdle indefinitely
5. Don't trust trusts
6. Leave messy financial records
7. Give your ex-spouse a parting gift
8. Let others figure out what you want

From Financial Literacy,Chapter 11


http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/financial_literacy/Nov07_planning-heirs_main_a1.asp?s=11&caret=70