A gift that keeps on giving: the living will

Nothing captures the new spirit of Christmas ("It is better to receive than give") better than radio commercials airing in the City of Angels for the estate planning firm of John E. Trommald suggesting that children give their white-haired parents a joyous pre-paid living will kit, lest they die in testate, unnecessarily delaying inheritance distributions in probate court. Think of the great stocking stuffer it would make in grandma’s support hose! Trommald’s Web site reiterates one of the spot’s plots, right out of the Lowell Ganz/Babaloo Mandel movie Greedy: "As an added value, any number of family members or friends can chip in with a contribution of any amount."