SELF-HELP LEGAL KITS
The Divorce Store®LAST WILL & TESTAMENT KIT
The Complete Last Will and Testament Kit
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| INTRODUCTION | 1 | |
| Chapter 1 | THE PURPOSE OF A WILL | 3 |
| Chapter 2 | WORD DEFINITIONS 1. Beneficiary 2. Community Property Laws 3. Curtesy Laws 4. Dower Laws 5. Estate 6. Estate Taxes State Inheritance Taxes Federal Estate Taxes 7. Forbearance 8. Executor (Executrix) 9. Guardian 10. Heirs 11. Intestate 12. Per Capita 13. Per Stripes 14. Probate 15. Testate 16. Testator (Testatrix) 17. Testamentary Trust 18. Will OVERVIEW |
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| Chapter 3 | AFTER THE WILL, THEN WHAT? 1. Availability of the Will 2. Is It Your Last Will and Testament? 3. Were the Legal Requirements Met? 4. Are the Heirs Satisfied? |
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| Chapter 4 | DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY BY OTHER THAN A WILL 1. Disposition By Contract 2. Disposition By Trust Testamentary Trust Living Trust | 11 11 11 11 11 |
| Chapter 5 | WHAT THIS KIT PROVIDES a. State of Residence b. Assumption of Debts c. Special Directives d. Common Disaster Provisions e. Designation of a Principal Heir f. Unlimited Other Heirs g. Testamentary Trust Provisions h. The Naming of an Executor i. The guardianship of a Minor Child j. Additional provisions OVERVIEW | 13-14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 |
| Chapter 6 | DESCRIPTION OF THE FORMS 1. Form AW-101 Introductory Clause Residency Clause 2. Form AW-102 Debt Clause Special Directives Clause Common Disaster Clause 3. Form AW-103 Principal Distribution Clause 4. Forms AW-104a-b-c and AW105a-b-c Distribution Clause and Distribution Clause Continued Survivorship Provision Debt and Forbearance Provisions 5. AW-105_ Distribution Clause, Continued (unlimited heirs) 6. Form AW-106 and AW-107 Testamentary Trust Clause 7. Form AW-108 Executror(Executrix) Appointment Clause 8. Form AW-109 Guardian Appointment Clause 9. AW-110 Saving Clause Attestation Clause 10. Form AW-111 Affidavit To Self-Prove the Will 11. Form AW-112 Property Inventory 12. Form AW-113 Statement of Interment, Cremation and Wishes OVERVIEW | 15-20 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16-17 17 17 17 17 17-18 17-18 18 18 18-19 18-19 19 19 19 19 19-20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |
| Chapter 7 | SCHEDULE OF STATE LAWS AND WITNESS REQUIREMENTS | 21 |
| Chapter 8 | THE STEP-BY-STEP PREPARATION OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT STEP NO. 1 The Selection of the Last Will and Testament Forms OVERVIEW STEP NO. 2 The Preparation of the Last Will and Testament Forms A. Form AW-101 Introductory Clause Residency Clause B. Form AW-102 Debt Clause Special Directives Clause Common Disaster Clause C. Form AW-103 Principal Distribution Clause D. Form AW-104a-b-c and AW-105a-b-c Distribution Clause Real Property Personal Property Survivorship Provision Debt and Forbearance Provisions E. Forms AW-106 Testamentary Trust Clause F. Form AW-107 Testamentary Trust Clause, Continued G. Form AW-108 Executor(Executrix) Appointment Clause H. Form AW-109 Guardian Appointment Clause I. Form AW-110 Saving Clause Attestation Clause J. Form AW-111 Affidavit To Self-Prove the Will K. Forms AW-112 and AW-113 Property Inventory Statement of Interment, Cremation and Wishes STEP NO. 3 Signing the Last Will and Testament Signing the Affidavit STEP NO. 4 Filing or Storing the Will CONCLUSION | 23-30 23-24 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25-26 25-26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27-28 27-28 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 21 29-30 30 30 |
| APPENDIX A (SPECIMEN FORMS) INDEX TO THE APPENDIX SPEIMEN FORMS APPENDIX B (REMOVEABLE FORMS) |
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