My grandmother passed without any plan
https://stephenwtcf774.quillnesty.com/posts/new-parents-in-omaha-updating-wills-and-guardianship-plans-4
My grandmother passed without any plan in place, and the probate process dragged on for almost a year. Reading this brought back a lot of that frustration. If this post gets even one family to sit down and talk it through, it was worth writing