On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:41:09 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>Krypsis wrote:
>
>> I'm going to die intestate and let the buggers fight over my leavings!
>
>The best thing to do is to put all of your bank and investment accounts
>(and real estate if you have any) in joint names with the people you
>want to get it when you die.

That's ridiculous. Every bank/investment account I've ever opened
*required* me to name a beneficiary... but to haphazardly make ones
accounts joint doesn't get more stupid... that means it's one of two
ways; "and"/"either or"... "and" you're held hostage/"either or" one
day you will wake up broke, gar-run-teed. With real estate one can
place another name on the deed with ROS but it's much better to list
real estate in ones will just in case one changes their mind... once a
deed contains more than one name it cannot be changed except by
agreement... a will can always be amended but just try getting someone
to agree to remove their name from a deed. Ahahahahahahahahaha. . . .