Leaving a will to divide up your property can save...

Leaving a will to divide up your property can save loved ones much grief -- and red tape, experts say. Credit: iStock

There's one bucket list item most people don't check off. It's not taking that trip to Paris, but making their will.

Only about 40 percent of adults in America have a will, which is likely due to people not wanting to be reminded of their own mortality and that life will go on without them, says Jeff Gorton, a certified financial planner with the Gorton Financial Group in Oklahoma City.

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed shows us some great spots 'Out East' to visit this summer. Credit: Brian Jingeleski, Randee Daddona

Out East Show: LI Aquarium, Patty's Berries and Bunches, Palmer Vineyards NewsdayTV's Doug Geed shows us some great spots 'Out East' to visit this summer.

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed shows us some great spots 'Out East' to visit this summer. Credit: Brian Jingeleski, Randee Daddona

Out East Show: LI Aquarium, Patty's Berries and Bunches, Palmer Vineyards NewsdayTV's Doug Geed shows us some great spots 'Out East' to visit this summer.

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