Kyle C. Bacchus, A Testament to the Future of Testaments: Electronic Wills Are the Future, 17 Ave Maria L. Rev. 35 (2019)
For the first time in over a century, the rules of engagement for executing a valid will are changing. It started with the Harmless Error Rule. Now, on the cusp of breakthrough legislation, with the help of modern technology, we are looking at a future where everyone can access quality, basic estate planning. Now more than ever this technology is needed, as we watch the middle class shrink, and the lower class grow. America needs a way for everyone to be able to exercise their right of disposition of their estate. Not just the wealthy few who can afford to pay hundreds of dollars per hour for a lawyer to custom tailor how their vast array of assets should be distributed, but rather, for the average Joe to be able to direct to whom he would like his modest pool of assets to go, so that he may have a hope that his legacy is left to help propel his next generation to the next step. Electronic wills are the answer to that calling, and they are--with just a few revisions--the future.
