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Estate planning: Here's why delay in writing a Will can prove costly

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Vishal Dhawan
Parents go to great lengths to ensure that their children get the best comforts that their money can buy, and the best education that they can afford, or sometimes even not afford. They make multiple sacrifices to make life easier for their children. However, this same sense of parental care is not evident when a parent passes away, especially the one who handled the family's finances. Invariably, spouses and children do not have a clue about the assets that the person owned, whose names they are in, the amounts involved, and how they need to deal with them. This creates