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How To Know If You Need Estate Planning

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Who actually needs estate planning? Nearly everyone, says estate attorney Andrew Dósa—if you own anything or have people you want to provide for, you need a plan. Without one, Washington and California impose their own default distribution through intestacy law. Unless you'd trust the state to decide for you, he advises a plan tailored to what you value.

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Answered by Andrew Dósa · Tacoma, WA and Oakland, CA

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— why the state writes a default plan if you don't make your own

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Who needs estate planning?

Nearly everyone—if you own anything or have people you want to provide for, you need a plan, because without one Washington and California impose their own default distribution through intestacy law unless you'd trust the state to decide for you.

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