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Expert attorneys created a free estate planning guide for active duty and veterans
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· Source: We Are The Mighty — reporting by Blake Stilwell
· Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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When a service member dies without updating a beneficiary form, the government pays whoever’s listed on the paperwork, even if it’s someone the recently deceased hadn’t spoken to in decades.
When a service member dies without updating a beneficiary form, the government pays whoever’s listed on the paperwork, even if it’s someone the recently deceased hadn’t spoken to in decades.
It happens because preparing for our untimely death isn’t usually anyone’s top priority. But for service members, whose jobs can routinely put them in dangerous situations, maybe it should at least be in the top five.
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The creation of a free estate planning guide for active duty and veterans by expert attorneys at Evans & Davis addresses a critical need for military families. Estate planning is particularly complex for service members due to the intersection of federal law, state probate courts, and military-specific programs. The guide's focus on military-specific decisions, such as Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and the Survivor Benefit Plan, highlights the unique challenges faced by military families. For instance, the beneficiary designation form for SGLI controls where the money goes, independently of any will, emphasizing the importance of keeping these forms up to date. The guide's availability can help the roughly 1.3 million active duty service members and nearly 19 million veterans in the United States navigate these complexities and ensure that their benefits are distributed according to their wishes, providing peace of mind for themselves and their loved ones.
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