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And the Oscar for Best Estate Plan Goes To… By Melinda Gustafson Gervasi March 13, 2026 During law school, immediately after completing a final exam, I went to the movies.  What was playing did not matter as much as the fact the movie allowed me to step out of my life and fall into another reality for 2 hours.  It was an effective way to close the door on worrying about exam questions, and move myself along to a calmer mental state.  However, while we often go to the movies to escape reality, sometimes those films hold a mirror up to reality.  This concept is apparent in several of the films nominated for Best Picture at the upcoming 98th Academy Awards . The nominees are actually masterclasses in the "human" side of the law. Recently I have resurrected my personal goal of watching all ten films nominated for Best Picture.  So far I have crossed six off the list of ten.  Three of them stood out to my estate planning and probate attorney eyes.  This yea...

Why Your AI-Drafted Will Might Be Nothing More Than "Words on Paper" By Melinda Gustafson Gervasi March 2, 2026 I get it.  Inflation continues to nip at our heels.  Housing, college, insurance, food – they all feel so much more expensive than the past.  So we turn to cost saving measures.  Sometimes we postpone spending – my own family has decided we have no immediate need to pull out our passports for travel.  One day we’ll pack our suitcases and explore a new country, but not this summer.  Other times we eliminate an expense.  Like many Americans, in my household we have turned off some streaming services, freeing up space in our monthly budget.  And then there is the quest to get something for free.  Who else out there uses a Buy Nothing Group?  I’ve have great luck finding items my teenagers have needed from group projects (think having to dress up as historical figures).  But, is it really free? The 1970s gave us shag carpeting...