Up Late: A boon for estate lawyers as kids and grandkids argue over who gets what

Ben Harvey explains how dying without a will can result in the law determining how your worldly possessions are divided, and there’s one bizarre scenario leading to your estate being gifted to the Government.

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Ben Harvey explains how dying without a will can set in motion a complex chain of events in which the law determines how your worldly possessions get carved up, with one bizarre scenario leading to your entire estate being gifted to the Government.

Ben Harvey explains how dying without a will can set in motion a complex chain of events in which the law determines how your worldly possessions get carved up, with one bizarre scenario leading to your entire estate being gifted to the Government.

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