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When a will won’t work

November 2, 2021 By Liz Weston

A will allows you to distribute your worldly goods, select a guardian for minor children and name an executor to carry out your wishes.

But you should be aware of what a will can’t or shouldn’t do. This is particularly true if you’re drafting your own document without an attorney’s help, since you could unknowingly make a mistake that upends your whole estate plan.

In my latest for the Associated Press, learn what a will can, cannot, and shouldn’t do.

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