Last will and testament
Last will and testament form
LAST-WILL-AND-TESTAMENT
LAST WILL OF _________________ [name of testator]
I, _________________ [name of testator], a resident of _________________, [State],
being of sound and disposing mind and memory and _________________ [over the age of
eighteen (18) years or lawfully married or having been lawfully married or a member
of the armed forces of the United States or a member of an auxiliary of the armed
forces of the United States or a member of the maritime service of the United States],
and not being actuated by any duress, menace, fraud, mistake, or undue influence, do make,
publish, and declare this to be my last Will, hereby expressly revoking all Wills and
Codicils previously made by me.
I. EXECUTOR: I appoint _________________ as Executor of this my Last Will and Testament
and provide if this Executor is unable or unwilling to serve then I appoint _________________
as alternate Executor. My Executor shall be authorized to carry out all provisions of this
Will and pay my just debts, obligations and funeral expenses. I further provide my Executor
shall not be required to post surety bond in this or any other jurisdiction, and direct that
no expert appraisal be made of my estate unless required by law.
II. GUARDIAN: In the event I shall die as the sole parent of minor children, then I
appoint _________________ Guardian of said minor children. If this named Guardian is unable
or unwilling to serve, then I appoint _________________ alternate.
III. MARITAL STATUS: I declare that I am married to _________________ [name of spouse ] and
that all references in this Will to my _________________ [Husband or wife] are references
to _________________ [him or her].
IV. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF SPOUSE: In the event that my _________________ [wife or husband]
shall die simultaneously with me or there is no direct evidence to establish that
my _________________ [wife or husband] and I died other than simultaneously, I direct that
I shall be deemed to have predeceased my _________________ [wife or husband], notwithstanding
any provision of law to the contrary, and that the provisions of my Will shall be construed on
such presumption.
V. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF BENEFICIARY: If any beneficiary of this Will, including any beneficiary
of any trust established by this Will, other than my _________________ [wife or husband],
shall die _________________ within 60 days of my death or prior to the distribution of my estate,
I hereby declare that I shall be deemed to have survived such person.
VI. BEQUESTS:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, _________________ [name of testator ], hereby set my hand to this last Will,
on each page of which I have placed my initials, on this _________________ day of _________________,
at _________________, [State].
_________________ [signature ] _________________ [typed name of testator ]
The foregoing instrument [, consisting of _________________ pages, including this page,] was signed
in our presence by _________________ [name of testator ] and declared by _________________ [him or her]
to be _________________ [his or her] last Will. We, at the request and in the presence
of _________________ [him or her] and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names
below as witnesses on this _________________ day of _________________.
_________________ [Signature of Witness #1]
_________________ [Typed name of Witness #1]
_________________ [Address of Witness #1]
_________________ [Signature of Witness #2]
_________________ [Typed name of Witness #2]
_________________ [Address of Witness #2]
_________________ [Signature of Witness #3]
_________________ [Typed name of Witness #3]
_________________ [Address of Witness #3] |
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