Estate planning debate

Mark, can you talk a little bit about the potential implications of not having an estate planning strategy in place? Mark Green: I think the main issue is the government all of a sudden becomes the main beneficiary of the client's estate and all the family members are obviously deprived of it. If the client were given a choice, I don't think they would necessarily want to benefit the government, presumably they'd want to benefit their own family. Therefore, estate planning is an absolute must for any individual, irrespective of their position and certainly a valid will is a starting poin...