Posted by Sally on 1/20/07

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My brother finds out in the hospital he doesn't just have
cancer, he is dieing of cancer and decides not to go home
and let his kids watch him struggle to the end. He calls
a lawyer, a friend to write up a trust, will, quit claim
per his instructions. He doesn’t have much, a small
savings, life insurance policy and one bill. His car.
The lawyer shows up the next day with the paper work, two
copies incase my brother screws one up. I watch him sign
papers, as well as his young daughter and ex-sister-in-
law. No big deal, but he goes in a coma that night. I
know sounds like a soap opera, but anyway. Three weeks
after his death his lawyer and new spouse say that the
papers were blank. What I saw wasn’t blank. What is he
talking about? Oh it has been a while back, but I am
wondering tonight, is it legal for a lawyer to have
someone sign blank papers in the first place? What part
is he saying is blank, I don’t know, but is that ethical
for a lawyer to do.

Death bed request, 1/20/07, by Sally.

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