The Unsettling Clarity of Youth: Why Young Adults Should Consider Wills Erin Atkinson's decision to write her will at 27 has sparked a necessary conversation about estate planning among young adults.
Her story raises more questions than it answers, however. What drives a relatively affluent young professional to contemplate the distribution of her assets and belongings before middle age?
Is this an anomaly or a harbinger of a new trend? Atkinson's motivations are multifaceted. She sought to spare her family similar difficulties after witnessing the complexities that arose from her grandmother's will.