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How Does Stuff Work? This month, Divorce and Wills. What happens if I get divorced and do not redo my Will? Well, hopefully, if you have divorced, someone, somewhere, made sure you redrafted your estate planning documents for several reasons. the less important reason is that you may no longer want your former spouse to make medical decisions for you. The scene in Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail comes to mind, when the Villager is being put on the dead person wagon, yelling "I'm not dead yet", and the wagon driver just clubs him with a log. So you should update the documents, before your spouse has to act. The much more important reason is that after divorce, you may no longer want your former spouse to inherit all your assets. The good news is, Will update or not, they will not. Connecticut General Statutes provide that any provision for a spouse is revoked, unless expressly stated otherwise in the Will, if since the date of the document, the marriage has been terminated or annulled. So, while you should come in and update, its not the end of the world if you don't. Unless you are the villager on the cart.... #khklaw #glastonburylaw #glastonburyestateplanning...