Free Single Person Will Template
Single Person Will
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I. Declaration
I, [Your Name], residing at [Your Company Address], being of sound mind and disposing of memory, do hereby declare this document to be my last will, revoking any previous wills and codicils made by me.
II. Executor Appointment
I hereby appoint [Executor's Full Name], residing at [Executor's Full Address], as the Executor of this Will. It is my wish that they shall have full authority to administer my estate and carry out the terms of this Will.
III. Debts and Expenses
I direct my Executor to pay all my debts, funeral expenses, and testamentary expenses from my estate as soon as reasonably possible after my death.
IV. Distribution of Assets
I give, devise, and bequeath all my property, real, personal, and mixed, of whatever nature and wherever situated, to the following beneficiaries, in equal shares:
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[Beneficiary 1's Full Name and Relationship]
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[Beneficiary 2's Full Name and Relationship]
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[Any additional beneficiaries]
V. Specific Bequests
I make the following specific bequests:
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My cherished vintage record collection to [Nephew's Name], my beloved nephew, who shares my passion for music.
VI. Guardianship of Minor Children
If I have any minor children at the time of my death, I nominate [Guardian's Full Name], residing at [Guardian's Full Address], to be the Guardian of their persons and estates.
VII. Funeral and Burial Wishes
It is my wish that my Executor shall arrange for my funeral and burial by the following instructions: I wish to be cremated, and my ashes scattered at sea, in peaceful serenity with nature.
VIII. Notary Public
I declare that this Will, consisting of 5 pages, is signed by me in the presence of the undersigned witnesses and that I signed it willingly (or willingly directed another to sign for me), that I executed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that I am 18 years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.
IX. Miscellaneous Provisions
I authorize my Executor to settle and adjust any claims against my estate, to sell any property, real or personal, at public or private sale, and to execute and deliver good and sufficient deeds or other instruments of conveyance.
X. Governing Law
This Will shall be governed by and construed by the laws of [State/Country].
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal on this 17th day of April 2050.
[Your Name]
XI. Witnesses
Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the above-named Testator, as and for their last will, in the presence of us, who, at their request, in their presence, and the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
Witness 1:
[Witness Name 1]
[Date Signed]
Witness 2:
[Witness Name 2]
[Date Signed]
Notary Public:
Witness my hand and official seal:
[Name of Notary Public]
[Notary Public Commission Number]
[Date Signed]
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