July 6, 2026 / Press
Elizabeth Acevedo Sheds Light on Estate Planning for Single People with The Purse
In a recent article from The Purse, Elizabeth Acevedo shared insights on how individuals without a spouse or kids can ensure their assets are transferred according to their wishes.
The article focuses on ways that asset distribution upon death can be less straightforward for single individuals, with guidance on how to ensure plans are structured and realized. It also explores whether an attorney is required for a simple will, and Beth shares that as a last resort, “You can draft something on your own—as long as it’s dated and signed in your own handwriting, it can hold up in probate court.” She continues on to emphasize that a key aspect of a will, if it is created by an individual alone, is that “someone else needs to know that it exists.”
“There are formal procedures for signing a will, but if you can’t get to an attorney and have something drafted up, putting actual pen to paper, dating it and signing it, that is a valid will,” Beth explains. “We’ve literally submitted a Post-it as a will and probated it because it had those three requirements.”