Adam Zorzi answers “How do you think Sydney could have avoided...”

Doris Kinsley asked this question about Fall from Grace:

How do you think Sydney could have avoided her husband's lack of follow through regarding a will? How do you think the plot would have evolved if she didn't have to struggle to survive?

Adam Zorzi I had to get over this false premise because in Connecticut, where Sydney lived, a wife gets 1/3 of the estate no matter what the will says. The lawye…moreI had to get over this false premise because in Connecticut, where Sydney lived, a wife gets 1/3 of the estate no matter what the will says. The lawyer would've known that.

I agree that someone as wealthy as the couple were supposed to be would've had trusts or life insurance to prevent Sydney's circumstances.

Sydney could've needed $ for any number of reasons w/o the dead husband & greedy step-daughters. DS should've come up w/a better idea. I wonder sometimes what editors do if they don't spot major flaws like this.(less)

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