Celebrity Estate Planning | George Washington

As a Michigan estate planning lawyer, I am always interested in what the rich and famous in history have done for their estate plans.  First, let’s look at our first president George Washington’s estate plan.

George Washington used a precursor to an A/B Will.  President Washington’s will anticipated the beginning of the Federal Estate tax and planned around it with an A/B Will.  He gave outright to his wife, then gave a life estate to many others for some of his property.  Also he freed his slaves in his estate plan.

You can read President Washington’s will here.

-Christopher J. Berry, Esq.
Michigan Estate Planning Lawyer