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Do you have a will? [8 vote(s)]

Yes and a lawyer drafted it
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If you have a will, how did you find your lawyer? 



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I am so embarrassed by this topic, because I did not make good on my 2013 resolution to have a will by year's end. Guess it will be my 2014 resolution, as well. I have a neighborhood acquaintance who is a lawyer and we've already discussed in passing her drawing up a will for me (which would be a simple one as I have no heirs and don't intend to leave more money than it will take to cremate me; I just have a few items of jewelry and clothing I want to go to specific people).

I really better get started!hmm



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iluvsuomi1989 wrote:

I am so embarrassed by this topic, because I did not make good on my 2013 resolution to have a will by year's end. Guess it will be my 2014 resolution, as well. I have a neighborhood acquaintance who is a lawyer and we've already discussed in passing her drawing up a will for me (which would be a simple one as I have no heirs and don't intend to leave more money than it will take to cremate me; I just have a few items of jewelry and clothing I want to go to specific people).

I really better get started!hmm


 What state are you in, iluvsuomi?  Right now all our money goes to Merry, but when she gets older I want to be able to start a scholarship fund at my undergrad, my grad school and both the community college by husband went to as well as the one I went to.  We got so much from our schools, I want to pay it back.



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Aurora wrote:
iluvsuomi1989 wrote:

I am so embarrassed by this topic, because I did not make good on my 2013 resolution to have a will by year's end. Guess it will be my 2014 resolution, as well. I have a neighborhood acquaintance who is a lawyer and we've already discussed in passing her drawing up a will for me (which would be a simple one as I have no heirs and don't intend to leave more money than it will take to cremate me; I just have a few items of jewelry and clothing I want to go to specific people).

I really better get started!hmm


 What state are you in, iluvsuomi?  Right now all our money goes to Merry, but when she gets older I want to be able to start a scholarship fund at my undergrad, my grad school and both the community college by husband went to as well as the one I went to.  We got so much from our schools, I want to pay it back.


 I'm in CT.  You're wise to plan ahead, especially when a child is involved.



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I don't have one, but only because I don't have any assets that don't "go to" The Wife... which, as my spouse, she gets by default anyway. Should I ever get a family inheritance or something deserving of "Willing"... then I shall cross that bridge.

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We do. Pretty simple...surviving spouse and if they're gone, then the kids divide it equally, provided we have anything left. Longevity runs on both sides.

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Not yet, we want to have one now that we have a LO. We haven't done it yet. I think we are waiting until we have the next one so we can include both of them.

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um...is that an announcement?

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RichardInTN wrote:

I don't have one, but only because I don't have any assets that don't "go to" The Wife... which, as my spouse, she gets by default anyway. Should I ever get a family inheritance or something deserving of "Willing"... then I shall cross that bridge.


 Good thing you don't live in Oregon.  If you die without a will in Oregon, only half your estate will go to your spouse . The other half will go to your children.



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kinalikamom wrote:

um...is that an announcement?


 LOL nope

If/when it happens I'll make a proper one.

We are not yet working on the next one aww



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Lady Paint wrote:
RichardInTN wrote:

I don't have one, but only because I don't have any assets that don't "go to" The Wife... which, as my spouse, she gets by default anyway. Should I ever get a family inheritance or something deserving of "Willing"... then I shall cross that bridge.


 Good thing you don't live in Oregon.  If you die without a will in Oregon, only half your estate will go to your spouse . The other half will go to your children.


I don't have any "your children" All the kids in my family were a "pre-existing condition" of hers.



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I need to do that still. We have to find an international lawyer, because the kids will go to my brother if anything happens to both of us.

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If you have small children, a will is a must. I don't have a will, but all my accounts are POD to my husband, then my siblings and stepson if he dies at the same time. I guess we should do one because I still have a house in my name only and DH and I own the place where we live together.

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Evil Stepmother wrote:

If you have small children, a will is a must. I don't have a will, but all my accounts are POD to my husband, then my siblings and stepson if he dies at the same time. I guess we should do one because I still have a house in my name only and DH and I own the place where we live together.


 If you die intestate, your state will divide your stuff and it may not be the way you really want it done.

(not a lawyer but I couldn't resist the opportunity to use the word 'intestate'...hoping I can use it sometime on the word game!)



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