Attorney Roy Yaffe specializes in estate planning and he said it's usually quite difficult to get people to think about writing their will.
"It is a challenge for people to face the fact that they are now planning after they're deceased," he said.
Yaffe said if people are thinking about their will, it's usually before a big trip or surgery but lately, he says the coronavirus has changed that for a lot of people.
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"If they have emerged from their bunkers and have decided that they want to write a will it may be because of concerns about the coronavirus or the fact that family or friends may have contracted it or may have died," he shared.
Some of the main issues to address in your will, Yaffe explained, are your material and liquid assets, children and trusts, medical power of attorney and funeral planning. He added wills should be revised any time there's a change in your family or your assets.
"Wills and estate planning are works in progress. Wills can be changed weekly, daily, monthly," he said. "The only requirement is that the will be in writing and that it be witnessed by two individuals who are at least 18 years of age."