Having recently married Kate, Michael realized it was a good time to get their estate plan in place. He had the intuition to be prepared, even as early on in their life together as it was. Michael remembered seeing a lawyer's office on the way to work, so one day over their lunch breaks, Michael and Kate stopped by to talk with the lawyer. They wanted to discuss the preparation of their wills. They explained to the lawyer that if something happened to one of them, they wanted to leave everything to each other. They knew that as their lives evolved they could alter the wills accordingly. After the wills had been executed, they tucked the documents into their filing cabinet knowing that their affairs were now in order, and that they could rest easily.
This story always makes an attorney such as myself very happy to hear. I want to ensure that everyone is properly prepared for anything life throws at their household.