Free Sample Will Template
Sample Will
I. Introduction
I, [Your Name], residing at [Your Address], being of sound mind, do hereby make, publish, and declare this document to be my Will, revoking all prior Wills and Codicils.
II. Appointment of Executor
I appoint [Executor's Full Name] of [Executor's Address] as the Executor of my Will. Should [Executor's Full Name] be unable or unwilling to serve, I appoint [Alternate Executor's Full Name] of [Alternate Executor's Address] as the alternate Executor.
III. Guardian for Minor Children
Should I be the parent or guardian of minor children at the time of my death, I appoint [Guardian's Full Name] of [Guardian's Address] as their guardian. If [Guardian's Full Name] cannot serve, I appoint [Alternate Guardian's Full Name] of [Alternate Guardian's Address].
IV. Bequests
A. Specific Bequests
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I bequeath [Item or Amount] to [Beneficiary's Full Name] of [Beneficiary's Address].
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I bequeath [Item or Amount] to [Beneficiary's Full Name] of [Beneficiary's Address].
B. Residuary Estate
All the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, I give, devise, and bequeath to [Beneficiary's Full Name] of [Beneficiary's Address].
V. Debts and Taxes
I direct that all my just debts, funeral expenses, and taxes be paid as soon as practicable from my estate.
VI. Signatures
This Will was signed on [Date] at [Location], by [Your Name] as the Testator. In the presence of the undersigned witnesses, who, in the presence of the Testator and each other, have hereunto subscribed our names:
Testator
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
Witness #1
Name: [Witness Name 1]
Address: [Witness Address 1]
Witness #2
Name: [Witness Name 2]
Address: [Witness Address 2]
Witness #3
Name: [Witness Name 3]
Address: [Witness Address 3]
VII. Notarization
Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me by [Your Name], the Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by [Witness Name 1], [Witness Name 2], and [Witness Name 3], witnesses, this [Date].
Notary Public Name: [Notary's Name]
Commission Expires: [Expiration Date]
