WILLS

ESTATE PLANNING WILLS

Sections Within This Essay:

Background What is in a Typical Will? The Personal Representative Changing a Will Competency Contesting or Challenging a Will Disinheriting Divorce Dying Without a Will Guardians Life Insurance Lost Wills Moving From State to State Revoking a Will Probate Taxes Types of Wills Do-It-Yourself Wills Oral Wills Death-Bed Wills Holographic Wills Self-Probating Wills Living Wills Additional Resources Background

A will, sometimes known as a "last will and testament," is a legal document that provides written instructions for the distribution of a decedent's (dead person's) property. Generally, people should consider making a will if they care how their property will be distributed when they die, they want to name the person who will handle financial and legal matters they may leave behind, or they want to name a GUARDIAN for their minor children.

What is in a Typical ...