In this last post of our series, I’ll discuss some of the standard paragraphs your will should contain. In the last two posts, we’ve discussed the types of wills and the holographic will.
The main purpose of a will is to distribute property to someone or a group of people, or appoint a representative to handle [...]
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How to Write Your Own Will – Part 3: Content is King
How to Write Your Own Will – Part 2: Holographic Wills
In our last post, I discussed the various types of wills. In this post, we’ll talk about drafting your own holographic will. We’ll discuss the holographic will, as opposed to a type-written will, because this is the most common, non-attorney drafted type of will. Again, I like to think of these as "death bed" wills, [...]
How to Write Your Own Will – Part 1: The Types of Wills
Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a lot of people come to my office seeking advice regarding wills, or asking to probate a loved one’s estate. The most difficult, and sometimes frustrating thing, is that in some of the cases, these relatives could have saved thousands of dollars, had the deceased properly executed their [...]