The importance of having a will
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Do you have a will? If you don’t you should think about it. Having everything buttoned up in terms of a will, or a trust safeguards your intentions protects the future of the family.
Black Enterprise magazine noted an article in 2015 saying that 70% of Black Americans had no will or estate planning. Without officials documents like a will, assets like homes and property can move into the courts or worse, public auctions.