Before
our son was born my wife and I had the conversation that we should really
consider getting a basic will put together. It is a subject that has come up
from time over the past year but there was always something that would come up
to take our attention away from what needed to be done. Finally, at the last stated
meeting, I was able to pull one of the brothers aside, who happens to be an
estate attorney, and got his contact information. Again, it was a very simple
will that we were looking for but something that we now, finally, had the time
and opportunity to complete.
The
impetus for getting this done really had nothing to do with our financial
situation or the possibility of us owning a home in the near future. The
motivation was much simpler, we want to make sure, should anything happen to
us, that our son would be taken care of by those people that we believe would
raise him right and would have his best interests in mind. That is really what
we wanted to legally put in place leaving no question as to where he would go
and who would take care of him.
The
process was actually much easier than we were anticipating as my masonic
brother was able to pull everything together in less than a week following my
email to him with all the information (names, addresses, special requests,
etc.) that were required for these basic drafts. Actually, we had two wills
drawn up, one for me and one for my wife. Each mirrored the other as we have
been in agreement ass to the contents from the beginning. The only difference
being that, motivated by previous discussions at the lodge, I specifically
requested a masonic service.
Given
how easy it was, the fantastic rate which we were charged, and the simple fact
that this brother will go above and beyond to assist us and offer us advice, I
have already recommended is services many times over to both friends and
family. So now the next stop is to the safe deposit box so that we will not
have to worry about misplacing the originals. And I must say that it feels
great to have this important document now completed and the worry about what we
hope will never happen has now substantially subsided. We are now at ease
knowing that, should something happen, our son will be taken care of and will
be raised the right way.
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