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F UN FACTS AB O U T

ESTATE
PLANNING
LIVING WILLS, WHICH ALLOW PEOPLE TO
CONTROL THEIR END-OF-LIFE TREATMENT,
ARE A RECENT ESTATE PLANNING MECHANISM.
CALIFORNIA BECAME THE

FIRST STATE
TO ALLOW LIVING WILLS IN

SEPTEMBER 1976.

x

THE “WILL OF UAH” IS THE OLDEST
KNOWN WILL IN EXISTENCE,
AND IT WAS FOUND IN A TOMB IN EGYPT.

IT DATES BACK TO 2548 BC,
AND LEAVES ALL PROPERTY TO HIS WIFE,TETA.

er
Atton
of
Power

y

HISTORIANS FOUND A
POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM
561 BC MESOPOTAMIA
THE SHORTEST KNOWN WILLS

THREE
READING ,

WORDS LONG,

1

2

ARE ONLY

“ALL TO SON”

AND

“ALL TO WIFE.”

THE LONGEST WILL EVER PROBATED
WAS

1,066 PAGES AND 95,940 WORDS.

AN ENGLISH WOMAN,

FREDERICA EVELYN STILWELL COOK ,
HOLDS THIS RECORD.

A RECENT STUDY INDICATES THAT
APPROXIMATELY

11%

OF BRITONS HAVE

THEIR INTERNET PASSWORDS IN THEIR

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

FAMOUS AMERICANS WHO
HAVE DIED WITHOUT A WILL INCLUDE:
SONNY BONO, KURT COBAIN,
JOHN DENVER, CHRIS FARLEY
,
HOWARD HUGHES, AND
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

Chris Farley

IN 1829,

Sonny Bono

JAMES SMITHSON CREATED THE

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION THROUGH A
BEQUEST IN HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

TM

Sources

Twitter @Passareinc

http://wall-arm.ca/2012/05/fun-facts
http://www.grandrapids.org/estate-planning-facts--fiction

Facebook facebook.com/passareinc

http://blogs.lawyers.com/2012/11/trivia-time-little-known-facts-about-estate-planning/
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/2012/05/ten-fun-facts-about-estate-planning.html

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Fun Facts About Estate Planning - Infographic

  • 1. F UN FACTS AB O U T ESTATE PLANNING LIVING WILLS, WHICH ALLOW PEOPLE TO CONTROL THEIR END-OF-LIFE TREATMENT, ARE A RECENT ESTATE PLANNING MECHANISM. CALIFORNIA BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO ALLOW LIVING WILLS IN SEPTEMBER 1976. x THE “WILL OF UAH” IS THE OLDEST KNOWN WILL IN EXISTENCE, AND IT WAS FOUND IN A TOMB IN EGYPT. IT DATES BACK TO 2548 BC, AND LEAVES ALL PROPERTY TO HIS WIFE,TETA. er Atton of Power y HISTORIANS FOUND A POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM 561 BC MESOPOTAMIA THE SHORTEST KNOWN WILLS THREE READING , WORDS LONG, 1 2 ARE ONLY “ALL TO SON” AND “ALL TO WIFE.” THE LONGEST WILL EVER PROBATED WAS 1,066 PAGES AND 95,940 WORDS. AN ENGLISH WOMAN, FREDERICA EVELYN STILWELL COOK , HOLDS THIS RECORD. A RECENT STUDY INDICATES THAT APPROXIMATELY 11% OF BRITONS HAVE THEIR INTERNET PASSWORDS IN THEIR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. FAMOUS AMERICANS WHO HAVE DIED WITHOUT A WILL INCLUDE: SONNY BONO, KURT COBAIN, JOHN DENVER, CHRIS FARLEY , HOWARD HUGHES, AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Chris Farley IN 1829, Sonny Bono JAMES SMITHSON CREATED THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION THROUGH A BEQUEST IN HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. TM Sources Twitter @Passareinc http://wall-arm.ca/2012/05/fun-facts http://www.grandrapids.org/estate-planning-facts--fiction Facebook facebook.com/passareinc http://blogs.lawyers.com/2012/11/trivia-time-little-known-facts-about-estate-planning/ http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/2012/05/ten-fun-facts-about-estate-planning.html Tumblr passareinc.tumblr.com