Solving the Gordian Knot: Three Estate-Planning Conundrums for Blended Families

Alluding to the legend of the Gordian knot, in which Alexander the Great found it easier to slash apart a knot so complex it could not be untied, Jay E. Harker, in his May Illinois Bar Journal article, “Solving the Gordian Knot: Three Estate-Planning Conundrums for Blended Families,” notes that as many as one in every five children in the U.S. may live in a blended family, where the children in the household do not all share the same biological parents. Attorneys who engage in estate planning for blended families must be prepared to help unloose some Gordian knots with respect to trustees, agents, and beneficiaries. Harker presents practical strategies heads of blended families may use to ensure their assets are distributed as intended.

Read, "Solving the Gordian Knot: Three Estate-Planning Conundrums for Blended Families," in the May Illinois Bar Journal.