{"id":5967,"date":"2017-01-23T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5967"},"modified":"2017-01-23T09:00:20","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T09:00:20","slug":"3-advantages-last-will-testament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/3-advantages-last-will-testament\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Advantages of Having a Last Will and Testament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/attorneys\/lane-v-erickson\">Lane V. Erickson, Attorney<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that every day in the world there are over 320,000 births, and 250,000 deaths. One of the inescapable truths about life is that eventually we will all die. \u00a0Another inescapable truth is that during our lives we accumulate and collect things that we own that have to be dealt with after we die. Having a Last Will and Testament provides a number of advantages for individuals who own property that needs to be distributed upon their death. The purpose of this blog is to discuss 3 advantages of having a Last Will and Testament.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>AVOIDS INTESTACY<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/3-advantages-last-will-testament\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading 3 Advantages of Having a Last Will and Testament\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney It is estimated that every day in the world there are over 320,000 births, and 250,000 deaths. One of the inescapable truths about life is that eventually we will all die. \u00a0Another inescapable truth is that during our lives we accumulate and collect things that we own that have to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-estate-planning"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>3 Advantages of Having a Last Will and Testament|Racine Olson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you have questions about completing your Last Will and Testament as part of your estate planning, we can help. 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