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LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
__________________________
I,
____________________, of ______________________________ being of sound and
disposing mind,
do hereby make, publish and declare the following to be my Last Will and
Testament,
revoking all previous will and codicils made by me.
I declare that I
am married to ____________________, to which I have referred to herein
as my
"spouse", and that I have ______ children now living whose names and
birth dates are: (List
Children's Names
and Birthdates)
I have ____
deceased children.
All references
to "my children" in this will include all of the above-named children
and also
any child
hereafter born or adopted by me.
I
My spouse and I
are executing wills at approximately the same time in which each is the
primary
beneficiary of the other. These wills are not being made because of any
contractual
agreement
between us, and either will may at any time be revoked by either maker at the
sole
discretion
thereof.
II
I appoint my
spouse as personal representative of my will. If unable or unwilling to act, or
to
continue to act,
as executor of my will, I then appoint ________________________ as personal
representative
of my will.
No bond or other
security of any kind shall be required of any personal representative
appointed in
this will.
My personal
representative, whether original, substitute or successor, shall hereafter also
be referred to
as my "executor".
III
I direct that my
executor pay all of my funeral expenses, all state and federal estate,
inheritance and
succession taxes, administration costs and all of my debts subject to statute of
limitations,
except mortgage notes secured by real estate, as soon as practical.
IV
I give, devise
and bequeath all of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatever
kind and
character, and wherever located, to my spouse, provided that my spouse survives
me.
I make no
provision for my children, knowing that, as their parent, my spouse will
continue
to be mindful of
their needs and requirements.
V
If my spouse
does not survive me, then I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest, residue
and remainder of
my estate, of whatever kind and character, and wherever located, to my children
per stirpes, and
I direct that the share of any child of mine who shall have died leaving no
issue shall
be divided among
my surviving children in equal shares per stirpes.
VI
My executor
shall have the following additional powers with respect to my estate, to be
exercised from
time to time at my executor's discretion without further license or order of any
court.
Business
Interest
To sell or
otherwise liquidate, or to continue to operate my executor's discretion, any
corporation,
partnership or other business interest received by my estate.
Property of My
Estate
To retain any
and all property and securities of my estate in the name of my executor as
executor or in
my executor's own name.
Retention of
Assets
To retain all
property and securities of my estate for as long as my executor deems
advisable.
Management of
Estate
To invest,
lease, rent, mortgage, insure, repair, improve or sell any and all real and
personal
property belong to my estate as my executor deems advisable.
Mortgages,
Pledges and Deeds of Trust
To enforce any
and all mortgages, pledges and deeds of trust held by my estate and to
purchase at any
sale thereunder any such real or personal property subject to any mortgage,
pledge or deed
of trust.
Litigation
To initiate or
defend, at my executor's discretion, any litigation affecting my estate.
Attorneys,
Advisors and Agents
To employ and to
pay from my estate reasonable compensation to such attorneys,
accountants,
brokers, and investment, tax and other advisors as my executor shall deem
advisable.
Adjustment of
Claims
To submit to
arbitration, to compromise or to release or otherwise adjust, with or without
compensation,
any and all claims affecting the trust estate.
Distribution of
My Estate
In distributing
my estate, to make said distribution wholly or partly in kind by transferring or
allotting such
real or personal property or undivided interest therein.
VII
If any person,
whether or not related to me by blood or in any way, shall attempt, either
directly or
indirectly, to set aside the probate of my will or oppose any of the provisions
hereof, and
such person
shall establish a right to any portion of my estate, then I give and bequeath
the sum of
one dollar
($1.00), only that, and no further interest whatever in my estate to such
person.
VIII
In the event
that any of my property, or all of it, at the time of my death is community
property under
the laws of any jurisdiction, then my will shall be construed as referring only
to
my
community-property interest therein.
IX
If any portion
of my will shall be held illegal, invalid or otherwise inoperative, it is my
intention that
all of the other provisions hereof shall continue to be fully effective and
operative
insofar as is
possible and reasonable.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and seal this ____ day of
_______________,
19____.
_____________________________
Signed, sealed,
published and declared to be the Last Will and Testament by
________________
in the presence of all of us, who, in the presence and at the request, and in
the
presence of each
other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses:
WITNESS NAMES
AND SIGNATURES WITNESS ADDRESS
__________________________
_______________________
Name:
__________________________
_______________________
Name:
__________________________
_______________________
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