d anger and problems they encountered. Then she flippantly said – “Oh well, I’ll buy one, - - maybe I can figure out what we did wrong.” She bought a book and went on her merry way.

The next morning as soon as the doors opened the same woman was standing in front of

Shakespeare’s words speak a profound truth when it comes to Estate Planning and ultimately, Estate Settlements. Accordingly, preventing problems (‘an ounce of prevention’) is worth much more than trying to solve them (‘is worth a pound of cure’). When I tell people the name of my book, THE SETTLEMENT GAME: How to Settle an Estate Peacefully and Fairly, the immediate response I often receive is an expressive ‘roll of the eyes’ and then a comment like “Already been through it – too late for me – wish we’d had that a couple of years ago. I have two sisters who still aren’t speaking to each other.”

Sound familiar? Then read the following story very carefully. It could make a huge difference to your children someday.

One day when The Settlement Game was first being introduced at the Atlanta Merchandise Mart, a woman stopped by and picked up the book. She read the comments on the back and flipped through its pages. With a sad voice and a shake of her head, she said, “Been there, done that – wish we had had this when my parents died.” – She told about the friction and anger and problems they encountered. Then she flippantly said – “Oh well, I’ll buy one, - - maybe I can figure out what we did wrong.” She bought a book and went on her merry way.

The next morning as soon as the doors opened the same woman was standing in front of

me of my book, THE SETTLEMENT GAME: How to Settle an Estate Peacefully and Fairly, the immediate response I often receive is an expressive ‘roll of the eyes’ and then a comment like “Already been through it – too late for me – wish we’d had that a couple of years ago. I have two sisters who still aren’t speaking to each other.”

Sound familiar? Then read the following story very carefully. It could make a huge difference to your children someday.

One day when The Settlement Game was first being introduced at the Atlanta Merchandise Mart, a woman stopped by and picked up the book. She read the comments on the back and flipped through its pages. With a sad voice and a shake of her head, she said, “Been there, done that – wish we had had this when my parents died.” – She told about the friction and anger and problems they encountered. Then she flippantly said – “Oh well, I’ll buy one, - - maybe I can figure out what we did wrong.” She bought a book and went on her merry way.

The next morning as soon as the doors opened the same woman was standing in front of

ave two sisters who still aren’t speaking to each other.”

Sound familiar? Then read the following story very carefully. It could make a huge difference to your children someday.

One day when The Settlement Game was first being introduced at the Atlanta Merchandise Mart, a woman stopped by and picked up the book. She read the comments on the back and flipped through its pages. With a sad voice and a shake of her head, she said, “Been there, done that – wish we had had this when my parents died.” – She told about the friction and anger and problems they encountered. Then she flippantly said – “Oh well, I’ll buy one, - - maybe I can figure out what we did wrong.” She bought a book and went on her merry way.

The next morning as soon as the doors opened the same woman was standing in front of

dise Mart, a woman stopped by and picked up the book. She read the comments on the back and flipped through its pages. With a sad voice and a shake of her head, she said, “Been there, done that – wish we had had this when my parents died.” – She told about the friction and anger and problems they encountered. Then she flippantly said – “Oh well, I’ll buy one, - - maybe I can figure out what we did wrong.” She bought a book and went on her merry way.

The next morning as soon as the doors opened the same woman was standing in front of

d anger and problems they encountered. Then she flippantly said – “Oh well, I’ll buy one, - - maybe I can figure out what we did wrong.” She bought a book and went on her merry way.

The next morning as soon as the doors opened the same woman was standing in front of the table. With a rather somber look on her face she said: “I read your book last night.” (At this point I was wondering if she was going to give it back to me or throw it at me.) – Then she went on to say, “I know what we did wrong. I need four more copies of your book.” She proceeded to tell a story that has forever impacted the way in which The Settlement Game can be used to prevent problems - as well as help people get through them when they do arise.

She explained that she had agonized over how to prevent her three children from having the same heartaches she had experienced when the day came for them to divide up the personal property in her estate. She said she had been trying to predetermine and divide everything ahead of time so that they would each receive an equal portion and so that there would be no fighting. However, she said she had finally realized that this was a futile effort – and she worried that she might even be creating some of the problems she was trying so hard to prevent.

Then with a relieved smile she said – “This book has solved my