Think Supreme Court Justices Can't Estate Plan? Wrong.

Fun SCOTUS factoid.

last will and testamentWhich former Chief Justice’s simple one-page last will and testament was initially posthumously mocked by commenters for not explicitly dealing with estate taxes?

Hint: The Chief Justice died in 1995, and after the terms of the will were revealed, the provisions were ridiculed for not saving his heirs taxes. The Chief had the last laugh, however, when his lawyer revealed the Justice’s will, taken along with the terms of his wife’s will, who passed away before him, created the maximum tax savings.

See the answer on the next page.

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