scarletpeaches
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Mr. Maryn's a lawyer and we don't have wills, which is kind of amusing. It's deliberate, though. The state in which we live distributes our assets in exactly the way we'd want it done, so there's no need.
Except for these damned books I keep writing. Thanks a lot, Neil Gaimon!
Maryn, who hadn't considered their fate
Well, I just wrote up a holographic Will. I copied the language provided in Mr. Gaimon's link, then added my own stuff, including last messages to my children.
I hope that my youngest child is at least 30 before that thing is needed!
I find a lot of attys. are notorious for dying intestate.Although, can I say that you should check to make sure that your state allows for holographic wills?
Mine doesn't.
I'm a lawyer, so I'm saving the money on preparation, since I spent it on student loans. I will have to still follow all the state requirements to make it legal. That's why you pay an attorney; to make sure the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed.
I don't intend on dying.Um, not necessarily. It depends on your state's law of intestate succession. Worth finding out!
Personally, I think wills are just one more scam the lawyers are foisting upon us. More fear mongering.
Perhaps. But still, I do feel better knowing that we have explicitly stated our wishes regarding the custody and care of our children in a legal way. If I'm not around to take care of them for some reason, the very least I can do is make sure that someone they love and trust is. But that's just me.
So honestly - those sorta pre-printed wills you can get at office supply stores, where you fill in the blanks and get it notarized, them's no good?
I'm more concerned with making sure my sister (since we live together) and I know each other's last wishes and living will type decisions. We have our names together on our house and our bank accounts (and life insurances) so I think the only issue is if we're both in the car when that frozen urine from the passing Boeing 747 drops from the sky and squishes it.
Perhaps. But still, I do feel better knowing that we have explicitly stated our wishes regarding the custody and care of our children in a legal way. If I'm not around to take care of them for some reason, the very least I can do is make sure that someone they love and trust is. But that's just me.
Although, can I say that you should check to make sure that your state allows for holographic wills?
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