What happens if I don’t have a will – Le Courrier des Amériques

Given the number of questions asked on the subject by the readers of the mail of the americas, this column often deals with wills and estates.

by David S. Willig, lawyer in Paris and Miami – Notary

Recently, I had come up with the idea of ​​making a will as a “new year’s resolution” to get some peace of mind, having organized the important things ahead of time.

It is true that it is an organizational ideal, and previous provisions can always be superfluous, for example, in the case of alter...