A small, unexplained provision in a will, like a specific dollar amount to one child and not another, can create lasting doubt and resentment among siblings, even when the parents had a perfectly good reason. Craig at Sage Rutty references a Stanford study on tappers and listeners to explain why people are far worse than they think at guessing someone else's intentions, and why adding a short letter of explanation to your estate documents can prevent decades of family strife.
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