Most folks think "no will" means everything goes to my spouse. It doesn't. Michigan's Estates and Protected Individuals Code — EPIC — has a formula, and it runs whether you like it or not. Here's the part that quietly breaks up families: if you have children from a prior relationship, your surviving spouse does NOT automatically get it all. Under the intestate rules (MCL 700.2102), your spouse gets the first $100,000-plus (the exact figure depends on your family setup and it rises with inflation) — plus only HALF of whatever's left. The other half goes to your children. Now your grieving spouse and your kids are splitting the house. That's not a curse. That's just the default when you stay silent. Scripture says a good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children (Proverbs 13:22) — but leaving one on purpose is a decision, not an accident. Silence is a decision too. It just hands the pen to the State. Somebody is going to decide who gets what you built. The only question is whether it's you, or a probate judge reading a statute. If you've never actually written it down — or you've got a blended family and you've been telling yourself "they'll figure it out" — drop the word UNWRITTEN below. That's how I know who's ready to pick up the pen, and I'll walk you through what that looks like inside the community. For educational and informational purposes only; not legal, tax, or financial advice.

Only 24% of Americans Have a Will — Here’s What Happens to the Other 76% If you die without a will, you don’t escape the decision. You just hand it to the State. A 2025 study found only about 1 in 4 American adults has a will — down from 1 in 3 just three years ago. Most people who skip it aren’t careless. They just “haven’t gotten around to it.” But here’s what nobody explains: with no will, your state’s intestacy formula decides who gets what — and who raises your minor children. Not you. A judge who never met your family fills in every blank. That’s not morbid to talk about. That’s you taking the pen back. Caring.com 2025 Wills & Estate Planning Study — 24% of adults have a will, down from 33% in 2022; 40%+ say they “haven’t gotten around to it.” 👇 Comment “NO WILL” if no one has ever actually explained what your state does when there isn’t one. No shame in this room — this is where you find out. I read every single comment. SHARE: Send this to the one person in your family you quietly worry about most. This is the conversation that saves families from court. For educational and informational purposes only; not legal, tax, or financial advice.

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Fourteen days ago, a lot of us started with “it’s somewhere in the house.” Look at you now. Maybe you started a binder. Maybe you checked a beneficiary. Maybe you finally said out loud who you trust, and where things are. Maybe you just stopped avoiding it. All of that counts. This is stewardship. This is love with its sleeves rolled up. Be proud of the work you’ve done. 👇 Comment one thing you got handled these two weeks. No win is too small to name. I read every single one.

Today we celebrate freedom — and freedom and legacy are cousins. Everything we get to build, we build because someone before us made a way. So tonight, a gentle one: think of someone in your line who left you something — a value, a faith, a stubborn work ethic, a recipe, a name. 👇 Comment the name of one person whose legacy you carry. Let’s honor them out loud. 🇺🇸