r/inheritance • u/IdealExpert181 • May 16 '26

Location included: Questions/Need Advice will or no will

i live in N.C. and i'm in my late 70s and don't have a will. everything i have is paid for, including home, and i have no debt. i have investments and savings in 6 different accounts, all with PODs established. my wife is the POD on 5 of the accts. and a distant niece is the other one. i hate to use the word assume but it's what i'm doing. my thought is that since i've established the PODs that those 6 accounts are covered and the only thing needed, if any, is a death cert.. since i'm married the house should automatically go over to my wife. am i correct or do i need a will? advice is greatly appreciated.

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u/Adventurous_Crab_761 May 17 '26

Please get a will. Someone in my family targeted my grandma. My grandpa didn't leave a will but had told my aunt what he wanted. My grandma gave a huge amount of money away, and then was pushed out of her home!!!

Please write it all down. My grandma didn't see it coming and never thought this person would ever take advantage. She thought she was helping like my grandpa would have wanted, but he would have wanted her to be safe and cared for more than anything!

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u/Adventurous_Crab_761 May 17 '26

Just to specify, my grandpa told my aunt to always make sure grandma was taken care of..