estate planning couples

Two signed wills side by side on a wooden kitchen table, with reading glasses and a coffee mug, two empty chairs and two winter coats hanging by the door, a reminder of what happens to mirror wills when both spouses die.

When Spouses Die Together

If your will leaves everything to your spouse, and your spouse’s leaves everything to you, a few days could decide where all of it goes. For some families, it means a long wait. For others, the people you meant to provide for get nothing. One question to your lawyer could prevent it.

By Nancy, ago