Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Death continues to cause conflict through legal battles over inheritance.
- In plain terms
- Even after death, family fights over money continue.
- What can you take from it?
- Legal disputes can outlast the person involved.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you want to be remembered?
- What happens to your belongings after you die?
Another view
It focuses only on negative outcomes of death.
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