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

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

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.

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