- Failing to meet all the minimum will requirements
- Improperly completing the signing process
- Failing to think through contingencies
- Creating a trust without understanding its impact
- Creating a super will without understanding its impact
- Neglecting nonprobate asset beneficiary designations
- Forgetting that life insurance may make your estate liable for estate tax
- Not considering whether estate recovery will apply
- Giving property in another state or country
- Keeping poor records of gifts and loans during life
- Making it hard for others to find your heirs and beneficiaries
- Storing a will where no one can find it
- Storing a will where no one can access it