{"id":7078679,"date":"2026-10-06T23:46:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7078679"},"modified":"2026-10-06T23:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:46:33","slug":"the-post-it-note-inheritance-trends-causing-family-feuds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7078679","title":{"rendered":"The post-it-note inheritance trends causing family feuds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"styles__ExpandedContentWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-0 styles__ExpandedContentImageWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-1 kDuwIj ipNbJY\">\n<div class=\"styles__ImageWrapper-sc-17n6uwl-0 dCoAjl size-full wp-post- wp-image-1172352\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 939px) 60vw, (max-width: 1112px) 70vw, 800px\" srcset=\"\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1172352\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1172352\" data-capiid=\"ab08a4b01cbf9cab1bd315268cc567fe\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 939px) 60vw, (max-width: 1112px) 70vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"styles__Caption-sc-1y47awc-0 cruTJI\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1172352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The post it note effect. Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"Divider__HR-sc-aucjre-0 hrxmbx styles__ImageDivider-sc-1y47awc-1 bUmOgI\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Years before Marilyn Boysen died, she devised a simple way of figuring out which of her belongings her daughters wanted to keep: She asked them to put sticky notes on them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Versions of the ritual have been depicted in TV shows like \u201cGilmore Girls\u201d and \u201cSuccession.\u201d But Nakia Gray, a Maryland estate planning lawyer with 20 years of experience, warns that it works better in fiction than in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cThe Post-it note is usually the heir\u2019s wish list, written in the heir\u2019s handwriting, and stuck to someone else\u2019s dresser,\u201d she tells Realtor.com. \u201cLegally, it\u2019s worth about as much as the sticky pad it came from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Boysen\u2019s family would eventually learn that lesson the hard way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">After her death, a years-old handwritten document emerged that appeared to leave her possessions to a different set of heirs than those detailed in the sticky notes placed by her daughters. The disagreement ended up in court \u2014 and more families are finding themselves in the same situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The number of probate and estate cases entering U.S. state courts rose about 32 per cent between 2020 and 2024, according to National Center for State Courts data. And probate attorneys expect contested estates to become a bigger part of the legal landscape as trillions of dollars pass from older Americans to their heirs.<\/p>\n<h3 data-testid=\"customizedH3\" class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 dvLQhh StyledH3__CustomizedH3-sc-oxrfo8-0 dpxnUH\">The fight can reach far beyond the Post-it<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Many families are entering that wealth transfer without clear, current instructions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Among more than 4,300 Americans who lost a close family member in the past five years, 40 per cent told Trust &amp; Will that the person died without a complete estate plan, 28 per cent said there was no plan at all, while 12 per cent said one existed but was incomplete or out of date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">That planning gap can give informal signals \u2014 a sticky note, a remembered promise, a family understanding \u2014 far more importance after a death than anyone intended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">In the handwritten document later presented to the court, Boysen directed that \u201call real property and personal property\u201d be divided among her grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cThey can sell everything or whatever they wish,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">So, depending on which instructions ultimately prevailed, Boysen\u2019s real estate was implicated, too \u2014 and the stakes of a seemingly harmless trend shift from sentimental value to generational wealth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><b>MORE: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/radical-plan-to-remove-boomers-unlock-60k-homes\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=spa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wild plan to remove Boomers, unlock 60k homes<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles__ExpandedContentWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-0 styles__ExpandedContentImageWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-1 kDuwIj ipNbJY\">\n<div class=\"styles__ImageWrapper-sc-17n6uwl-0 dCoAjl size-full wp-post- wp-image-1172351\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 939px) 60vw, (max-width: 1112px) 70vw, 800px\" srcset=\"\"\/><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1172351\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1172351\" data-capiid=\"c89a656fbce315089fc8dc5e0fbdf818\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 939px) 60vw, (max-width: 1112px) 70vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"styles__Caption-sc-1y47awc-0 cruTJI\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1172351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Families sometimes use Post-it notes to \u201cclaim\u201d furniture, jewellery, and other possessions they hope to inherit \u2014 but the informal practice can create confusion when it conflicts with a will or estate plan. Photo: Realtor.com \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"Divider__HR-sc-aucjre-0 hrxmbx styles__ImageDivider-sc-1y47awc-1 bUmOgI\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><b>MORE:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/home-prices-adjusted-to-inflation-expose-huge-baby-boomer-wealth\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=spa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 80s Aus home prices expose Boomer lie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/buyer-turnoffs-that-cost-owners-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=strap\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\"\/><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/buyer-turnoffs-that-cost-owners-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=strap\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\">If you live near this, your home is 40pc less<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><b\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/advice\/super-investment-how-to-use-super-to-buy-your-property\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=spa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can you use superannuation to buy a house?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Among Americans who expect an inheritance, 35 per cent told Trust &amp; Will they expect to receive a house or other real estate, while 25 per cent expect jewellery or family heirlooms. But it\u2019s the assets with the greatest financial consequences that families often overlook, according to Gray.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cOne thing families almost always miss: If Mum or Dad owns a business, the Post-it problem gets much bigger,\u201d she says. \u201cPeople will label the dining room table and never think about who gets the LLC, the client list, the brand name, or the rights to the cookbook Dad self-published.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Those assets can have their own rules governing what happens after an owner dies, Gray adds, potentially leaving families to sort through ownership agreements and intellectual property rights alongside the estate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI\u2019ve seen families spend months arguing over a recliner while the business that paid for the house sat in limbo,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<h3 data-testid=\"customizedH3\" class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 dvLQhh StyledH3__CustomizedH3-sc-oxrfo8-0 dpxnUH\">Even the owner\u2019s Post-it may not be enough<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">When sheriff\u2019s deputies found Jamie Leandra Bixby dead in her home in 2023, they also found two handwritten sticky notes on a coffee table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The first ended with three words that seemed difficult to misinterpret: \u201cBeth gets everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Bixby\u2019s friend Beth Levendis argued that the notes constituted a holographic will \u2014 a handwritten will that can be valid without witnesses if it meets the requirements of state law \u2014 naming her as the sole beneficiary. Meanwhile, Bixby\u2019s five sisters argued that she had died without a valid will.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The dispute eventually came down to the final two letters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">At the bottom of one note, Bixby had written \u201cXO.\u201d Levendis argued that the sign-off functioned as Bixby\u2019s signature and produced other letters, emails, and text messages showing that Bixby regularly used combinations of X\u2019s and O\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The Arizona Court of Appeals found that no reasonable person could conclude Bixby intended the \u201cXO\u201d to authenticate the notes as her signature. Her regular use of the symbols instead supported their ordinary meaning: \u201chugs and kisses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Because Arizona required a holographic will to be signed, \u201cBeth gets everything\u201d was not enough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The case highlights a second trap for families relying on informal instructions: Making your wishes obvious is not always the same thing as making them legally effective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">And exactly what an informal note can accomplish varies by state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Jeffrey R. Loew, a California trusts and estates lawyer, says that in his state, for example, a court may consider a note as evidence if an heir can establish that the deceased person wrote it and intended it to identify who should receive the property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">But that still leaves plenty to fight over: when the note was written, what it was meant to accomplish, and whether the owner later changed their mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cAnother heir may argue, for example, that the decadent changed his or her mind later, or that the Post-it served some other purpose or that the heir who wanted the item added the Post-it to that item,\u201d Loew says.<\/p>\n<h3 data-testid=\"customizedH3\" class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 dvLQhh StyledH3__CustomizedH3-sc-oxrfo8-0 dpxnUH\">The better version of the Post-it system<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The answer isn\u2019t to stop talking about who wants the china cabinet, but to ensure those conversations eventually make their way into the formal estate plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Gray recommends putting particularly important gifts directly into a will or trust and, where state law permits, using a separate personal-property list to spell out who should receive individual belongings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cThat\u2019s the grown-up version of the Post-it note,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Loew similarly recommends a signed document identifying who should receive specific personal property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cA complete estate plan often includes a letter signed by the decadent that states who should receive particular items of personal property,\u201d he says. \u201cThis is the best way to ensure that that person\u2019s wishes are carried out faithfully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">But getting the wishes onto paper is only half the job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Families also need to revisit those instructions as assets and relationships change. Trust &amp; Will found that 10 per cent of Americans avoid inheritance conversations because they assume everything has already been handled \u2014 a risky assumption when marriages end, beneficiaries die, property is sold, or family relationships shift.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">And those conversations are worth having before there is an estate to divide: 17 per cent of respondents told Trust &amp; Will that money, an inheritance, or an estate had permanently damaged a family relationship. Another 17 per cent said it caused tension their family eventually recovered from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The post it note effect. Photo: Getty Images Years before Marilyn Boysen died, she devised a simple way of figuring out which of her belongings her daughters wanted to keep: She asked them to put sticky notes on them. 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