Searches, Queries and Key Words: Most Read Post Based on Traffic from Search Engines

Top Post

This last week of 2010 I'm highlighting the top read posts based on searches. The Motherly Law post with the most searches is Last Will and Testament: Why It's So Important for a Parent and How to Get One of Your Very Own.

Last Wishes

This is a most important subject, and I'm glad to know it's an issue on the minds of those who have yet to get their last wishes down on paper; or on the minds of those dealing with their parent's or grandparent's wills or lack thereof; or perhaps on the minds of those wishing to change something in a will... Here are a few searches which have led people to the last will and testament post:

1. "funny stories about last wills and testaments"
2. "can you change last will and testament after father's death"
3. "can a conversation make a last will and testament"
4. "are last wishes without a will legally binding"
5. "does a last will and testament have to be followed"
6. "considering kids with wills"
7. "last will and testament for traveling parents"
8. "last will and testament. I don't want my child to get any money"
9. "last will and testament how to make sure it's carried out"
10. "how to ensure visitation rights in a will"

Some queries make me chuckle; some make me wonder; and some concern me, like #8. Sometimes the meaning of the search is obscure and other times it's quite clear. When I read #7 I think of parents who travel around to different kids; like a traveling circus or traveling carnival. And #9, well, the thing about a last will and testament is that if and when it's carried out, you're no longer around to ensure it's properly carried out. However, the very nature of a last will and testament is that your wishes will be carried out when you die as you intended and provided in the will. If, the person meant "how do I ensure that someone knows I have a last will and testament and knows where it's located at the time of my death," then the answer is, have your attorney keep a copy at his or her office; keep a copy yourself; and be sure to tell a spouse, a child or other confidant where you keep it.

Have you gotten your last wishes in writing and your estate in order? If not, take a look at this post and the related links below. This post is one that I will be expounding upon in a Motherly Law Year in Review post in March. So, stay tuned for more about Last Wills and Testaments.

The Scoop

Tomorrow I will highlight another often searched subject. Since I decided to take off the entire Christmas weekend, I will summarize the last Sunday Spotlight Article and post a new article next weekend. Thanks to those who have commented thus far. I've gotten a number of great, very opinionated comments on this article; keep 'em coming!

Anna

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Comments

[Chuck]

It's interesting to see some of the searches. Of these #2 interests me the most. It makes you wonder what role the person doing the search played.

Keep up the great work! I looking forward to seeing the other posts that were the most searched.