Free Family Will Template
Family 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, hereby revoking all prior wills and codicils made by me.
II. Executor Appointment
I hereby appoint [Name of Executor], residing at [Executor's Address], as the executor of this Will. I entrust them with full authority to administer and distribute my estate as outlined herein, with the expectation that they will fulfill their duties faithfully and expeditiously.
III. Asset Distribution
I hereby devise and bequeath my assets and properties as follows:
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Real Property:
I devise my primary residence located at [Address of Property] to my beloved spouse, [Spouse's Full Name], should they survive me. In the event of my spouse's predecease, I devise the property to my children, [Names of Children], to be equally shared among them.
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Financial Assets:
I bequeath the entirety of my savings, investments, and financial accounts to my children, [Names of Children], to be distributed among them in equal shares.
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Personal Belongings:
I hereby bequeath all my personal belongings, including furniture, jewelry, artwork, and vehicles, to my children, [Names of Children], to be divided equally among them. In the event of the predecease of any child, their share shall pass to their surviving descendants.
IV. Guardianship
In the event of the demise of both myself and my spouse, I appoint [Name of Guardian] as the guardian of my minor children, [Names of Minor Children]. It is my sincere wish that they provide love, care, and guidance to my children until they attain the age of majority.
V. Funeral and Burial Wishes
I express my desires for my funeral and burial arrangements as follows: I wish to be cremated, and my ashes scattered in my favorite hiking spot in the mountains.
VI. Signature and Witnesses
I hereby acknowledge that I have executed this last will as my free and voluntary act and deed, for the purposes herein contained, this 17th day of April 2050.
[Your Name]
Witnessed by:
[Name of Witness 1]
[Address of Witness 1]
[Name of Witness 2]
[Address of Witness 2]
VII. Notary
State of [State], County of [County]
On this 17th day of April 2050, before me, a Notary Public in and for said county and state, personally appeared [Your Name], known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
Witness my hand and official seal.
[Name of Notary Public]
[Notary Public Commission Number]
[Date Signed]
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