<prompt> Human: Hes fairly well off but not a multi-millionaire, is retired, and has money spread out in different investments. He has no other family and my mother is deceased. My sister and I both suggested he get a will and he got very angry with us. Its obvious that we cant broach the subject with him.How much stress is dealing with his estate going to cause us? My sister lives out of state so I will likely be the only one handling the paperwork. Any tips on how to prepare?EDITApparently some people think I am a vulture waiting in the wings for my father to die. Nothing could be further from the truth. I love my dad and I hope he is with me for a long time. Yeah an inheritance would be nice but I am financially secure and I would rather not see a dime if it meant I kept a healthy relationship with him. Heck, he could come to me tomorrow and tell me he wants to leave everything to the Humane Society and I would help him draw it up. Its his money and he can do what he wants with it. The issue is that as his oldest and closest in same state child, I am going to have to deal with his estate when he passes. I would much rather it be an orderly affair so I can dont have to deal with tracking down assets while grieving.With that said, thanks for all the good advice. I think I will just try to have one more conversation about it when the time feels right. If that doesnt work, I will just drop the subject and let it all play out.  <response>: He may already have a will and just doesnt want to talk to you about it.It is a good conversation for you to have with him if hes open to it. One alternative to broach the conversation - this worked for me with a relative - was to research and provide info on what happens if he dies intestate. In my relatives case their estate would have gone to a special-needs child which is fine who the ex spouse controls which is not fine. Once the relative knew this would occur they were more willing to talk about trusts and estate planning. 