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Article: Interest Growing in Use of Ethical Wills
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- March 14, 2005
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LISA CORNWELL, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-14-2005
Dateline: CINCINNATI
Judy Neal works on a will in her Cincinnati home Friday, Feb. 25, 2005. In the forground are wills that she has worked on in the past and uses them a examples for new wills. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)
The use of ethical wills _ a centuries-old practice of passing along beliefs, values and personal experiences to loved ones _ has begun to re-emerge as catastrophic events underline the unpredictability of life and many see society as increasingly materialistic and transient.
The wills are not legally enforceable. But the founder of an elder law firm in Sarasota, Fla., said he suggests them to clients because they add ...