Free New Jersey Will Template

New Jersey Will

This Last Will and Testament is made on [DATE] by [YOUR NAME], currently residing at [YOUR COMPANY ADDRESS], in the city of [YOUR CITY], State of New Jersey, herein referred to as the "Testator".

I. Declaration

I, [YOUR NAME], a resident of [YOUR CITY], New Jersey, being of legal age and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not acting under duress, menace, fraud, or undue influence of any person, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby expressly revoking all Wills and Codicils previously made by me.

II. Family Information

I am married to [SPOUSE’S NAME] and refer to [SPOUSE’S NAME] in this Will as my spouse. We have the following children:

  • Name: [CHILD'S NAME 1], Date of Birth: [DATE]

  • Name: [CHILD'S NAME 2], Date of Birth: [DATE]

References to "my children" in this Will include the above-named and any children subsequently born to or legally adopted by me.

III. Appointment of Executor

I hereby nominate and appoint [EXECUTOR’S NAME] as Executor of my Will. If [EXECUTOR’S NAME] is unable or unwilling to serve, then I nominate [ALTERNATE EXECUTOR’S NAME] as an alternate Executor.

  • The Executor shall have all powers permissible under New Jersey law to administer my estate efficiently.

IV. Bequests

  1. I bequeath my entire estate to my spouse, [SPOUSE’S NAME], if [HE/SHE] survives me by 30 days.

  2. If my spouse does not survive me, I bequeath my estate to my children, to be divided equally among them.

V. Guardianship

If my spouse does not survive me and my children are minors at the time of my passing, I appoint [GUARDIAN'S NAME] as guardian of the person and estate of my children. If [GUARDIAN'S NAME] is unable or unwilling to serve, I appoint [ALTERNATE GUARDIAN'S NAME] as alternate guardian.

VI. Special Bequests

I make the following specific bequests:

Item

Recipient

My Antique Pocket Watch

[RECIPIENT NAME]

My Collection of Rare Books

[RECIPIENT NAME]

My Vintage Car

[RECIPIENT NAME]

VII. Residual Clause

All the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situated, not otherwise effectively disposed of by this Will, shall be distributed as follows:

  1. If my spouse survives me, then to my spouse.

  2. If my spouse does not survive me, then equally among my surviving children.

VIII. Signatures

This Will was signed in the presence of witnesses, who in my presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed their names:

Witnessed by:

Name: [WITNESS NAME 1]

Address: [ADDRESS]

Date: [DATE]

Name: [WITNESS NAME 2]

Address: [ADDRESS]

Date: [DATE]

Testator: [Your Name]

Date: [DATE]

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