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What if you expect to have additional children after drafting your Last Will and Testament?

By Sabrina Winters

Part of an estate planning attorney’s job is to anticipate potential situations that may occur in the future.  If a client comes to my office wanting to have an Estate Plan prepared, part of my initial consultation is to dicuss with that client family plans.  For various reasons people chose not to have children or some clients cannot have children. Having a better understanding of what the client anticipates will assist me in preparing the proper Estate Plan.

Typically, if my client has a child or children and anticipates having a child or additional children, a simple statement in the Last Will and Testament which reads “any after born children” will provide for any children born after the Last Will and Testament has been signed. I usually include this statement even if the couple does not have children; this way when they do have children they are already provided for and my client does not have to pay me again to make the change to the Last Will and Testament.

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