Communication about estate planning is seldom easy and often laden with emotion. Parents often do not want to discuss their testamentary wishes or the intimate details of their financial lives and children are often reluctant to broach estate planning issues for fear of appearing insensitive, greedy or unappreciative. After the passing of a parent, discussion of the disposition of assets can reignite past rivalries or simmering resentments. Adult siblings can sometimes descend into rancorous conflict that threatens to tear the family apart.