Jeffrey, It was great meeting with you yesterday, I had a blast. Now on to why I'm writing; let me preface this by telling you a little about me... I have an I.Q. of 180 (yes, it was measured, albeit 21 years ago), so whenever anyone poses a conundrum to me, I HAVE TO solve it, regardless of whether it is in my field of expertise or not. I have a tendency to obsess over a problem for as long as it takes to either solve it or resolve myself to the fact that it is currently unsolvable, in which case I will compartmentalize it in the back of my mind until a change presents itself that would allow me to solve it (new technologies are developed, new laws are enacted, etc.). I never just forget about it. That being said, yesterday you asked for a solution to an individual losing his/her faculties and changing his/her will to something an educated and reasonable individual would deem ridiculous (i.e. writing his family out of his will and leaving all his assets to "the big boob chick down the block"). After several hours of consideration, I have determined that there is no "catchall" solution to the problem; every instance would require tailoring to the situation. For example: let's say I hit the lottery on Wednesday, I now have significant assets that would require protection from me (specifically since my mother suffers from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's and could have been genetically transferred to me). First: I would set up a corporation that would control the family's assets (call it The Family Martinez, Corp.), as I have only my wife and son as (likely) heirs, I would divide the company's stocks evenly between the 3 of us with me as the CEO. Next: I would conduct business as usual, buy real estate, make investments, etc. Upon the unlikely (or likely) event that I can no longer make rational decisions, my wife and son could easily oust me from my position (by calling an emergency stockholder's meeting and voting me out). They would now be able to