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- Will preparation -- for illustrative purposes only (12/6/83 version)
- Copyright (C) 1983 by D.G.C. Clark and S. Walton. All rights reserved.
- PRESET done
- Inheritance has been accounted for
- Taxes have been accounted for
- Guardianship has been accounted for
- Trusts have been accounted for
- Form and execution of will have been accounted for
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- Done
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- Testator(testatrix) is now married
- ~ Testator(testatrix) is separated by decree from spouse
- ~ Testator(testatrix) has issue
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- Provision for spouse should be at least one-half of gross estate
- Spouse has been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) is now married
- ~ Testator(testatrix) is separated by decree from spouse
- Testator(testatrix) has issue
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- Spouse has been accounted for
- Provision for spouse should be at least one-third of gross estate
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- Testator(testatrix) is now married
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- Testator(testatrix) must determine what realty, if any, spouse is to receive
- Testator(testatrix) must consider tenancy by the entirety
- Testator(testatrix) must consider devising life estate in realty to spouse
- Testator(testatrix) must consider devising realty to spouse in fee simple
- Testator(testatrix) must consider devising some other estate in realty to spouse
- Testator(testatrix) must determine what specific personalty shall be given to spouse
- Testator(testatrix) must determine what financial bequest(s) shall go to spouse
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- Testator(testatrix) is now married
- Testator(testatrix) is separated by decree from spouse
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- Spouse has been accounted for
- Provision for spouse is optional
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) is now married
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- Spouse has been accounted for
- ~ Testator(testatrix) has issue of present marriage
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- Testator(testatrix) is now married
- Testator(testatrix) has issue of present marriage
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- Testator(testatrix) has issue
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- Testator(testatrix) has issue of present marriage
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- Testator(testatrix) is now married
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- Testator(testatrix) has issue of previous marriage(s)
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- Testator(testatrix) has been previously married
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has been previously married
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has issue of previous marriage(s)
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- Testator(testatrix) has issue of previous marriage(s)
- Testator(testatrix) has been previously married
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- Testator(testatrix) has issue
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- Testator(testatrix) has illegitimate issue
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- Testator(testatrix) has issue
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has illegitimate issue
- ~ Testator(testatrix) has issue of previous marriage(s)
- ~ Testator(testatrix) has issue of present marriage
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has issue
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- Testator(testatrix) has issue
- Testator(testatrix) wishes to provide for issue
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- Testator(testatrix) may elect to provide for or exclude individual issue
- Testator(testatrix) must determine proportion of distribution to issue
- Testator(testatrix) must determine how title to realty shall descend
- Testator(testatrix) must determine whether specific personalty shall go to specific issue
- Testator(testatrix) must choose inheritance per stirpes or per capita for issue
- Issue have been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) has issue
- ~ Testator(testatrix) wishes to provide for issue
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- Issue have been accounted for
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has issue
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- Issue have been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) has been previously married
- Ex-spouse(s) is (are) living
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- Testator(testatrix) may make optional provision for ex-spouse(s)
- Ex-spouse(s) has (have) been accounted for
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has been previously married
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- Ex-spouse(s) has (have) been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) has been previously married
- ~ Ex-spouse(s) is (are) living
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- Ex-spouse(s) has (have) been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) has other relatives who may inherit under the law of intestate succession
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- Testator(testatrix) may make provision for (or exclude) other relatives
- Other relatives have been accounted for
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has other relatives who may inherit under the law of intestate succession
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- Other relatives have been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) wishes nonrelatives to inherit
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- Nonrelatives have been accounted for
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) wishes nonrelatives to inherit
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- Nonrelatives have been accounted for
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- Spouse has been accounted for
- Issue have been accounted for
- Ex-spouse(s) has (have) been accounted for
- Other relatives have been accounted for
- Nonrelatives have been accounted for
- Testator(testatrix) wishes to name a residuary legatee
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- Inheritance has been accounted for
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- Spouse has been accounted for
- Issue have been accounted for
- Ex-spouse(s) has (have) been accounted for
- Other relatives have been accounted for
- Nonrelatives have been accounted for
- ~ Testator(testatrix) wishes to name a residuary legatee
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- Inheritance has been accounted for
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has issue
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for issue
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- Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for non-issue
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- Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts
- Testator(testatrix) must consider blood relations other than issue as potential beneficiaries
- Testator(testatrix) must consider nonrelatives as potential beneficiaries
- Testator(testatrix) must consider charitable organizations as potential beneficiaries
- Testator(testatrix) must consider religious organizations as potential beneficiaries
- Testator(testatrix) must consider other public and private organizations as potential beneficiaries
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- Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for issue
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- Testator(testatrix) must determine nature of corpus of trust(s)
- Testator(testatrix) must consider rule against perpetuities
- Testator(testatrix) must consider administrator of trust(s)
- Testator(testatrix) must consider rights and liabilities of administrator of trust(s)
- Testator(testatrix) must consider rights of beneficiaries of trust(s) during term of trust(s)
- Testator(testatrix) must consider method of termination of trust(s)
- Testator(testatrix) must establish alienability of trust(s)
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- Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for non-issue
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- Testator(testatrix) must determine nature of corpus of trust(s)
- Testator(testatrix) must consider rule against perpetuities
- Testator(testatrix) must consider administrator of trust(s)
- Testator(testatrix) must consider rights and liabilities of administrator of trust(s)
- Testator(testatrix) must consider rights of beneficiaries of trust(s) during term of trust(s)
- Testator(testatrix) must consider method of termination of trust(s)
- Testator(testatrix) must establish alienability of trust(s)
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for issue
- ~ Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for non-issue
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- Trusts have been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for issue
- ~ Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for non-issue
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- Trusts have been accounted for
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for issue
- Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for non-issue
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- Trusts have been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for issue
- Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for non-issue
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- Trusts have been accounted for
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- Will shall be in writing
- Will shall be signed by testator(testatrix)
- Testator(testatrix)'s signature shall have two witnesses
- Testator(testatrix) shall sign will in presence of witnesses
- Witnesses shall sign will
- Testator(testatrix) shall assert before witnesses knowledge that document is his(her) will
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- Form and execution of will have been accounted for
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for issue
- ~ Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts for non-issue
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) wishes to establish a trust or trusts
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has minor children or incompetent adult issue
- ~ Testator(testatrix) has an incompetent spouse, parent or grandparent
- ~ Testator(testatrix) has a minor or incompetent ward
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- Guardianship has been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) has minor children or incompetent adult issue
- ~ Testator(testatrix) has an incompetent spouse, parent or grandparent
- ~ Testator(testatrix) has a minor or incompetent ward
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- Guardianship has been accounted for
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has minor children or incompetent adult issue
- Testator(testatrix) has an incompetent spouse, parent or grandparent
- ~ Testator(testatrix) has a minor or incompetent ward
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- Guardianship has been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) has minor children or incompetent adult issue
- Testator(testatrix) has an incompetent spouse, parent or grandparent
- ~ Testator(testatrix) has a minor or incompetent ward
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- Guardianship has been accounted for
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has minor children or incompetent adult issue
- ~ Testator(testatrix) has an incompetent spouse, parent or grandparent
- Testator(testatrix) has a minor or incompetent ward
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- Guardianship has been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) has minor children or incompetent adult issue
- ~ Testator(testatrix) has an incompetent spouse, parent or grandparent
- Testator(testatrix) has a minor or incompetent ward
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- Guardianship has been accounted for
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has minor children or incompetent adult issue
- Testator(testatrix) has an incompetent spouse, parent or grandparent
- Testator(testatrix) has a minor or incompetent ward
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- Guardianship has been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) has minor children or incompetent adult issue
- Testator(testatrix) has an incompetent spouse, parent or grandparent
- Testator(testatrix) has a minor or incompetent ward
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- Guardianship has been accounted for
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- Testator(testatrix) has an incompetent spouse, parent or grandparent
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- Testator(testatrix) must consider guardianship of incompetent spouse, parent or grandparent
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- Testator(testatrix) has a minor or incompetent ward
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- Testator(testatrix) must consider guardianship of minor or incompetent ward
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has issue
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- ~ Testator(testatrix) has minor children or incompetent adult issue
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- Testator(testatrix) has minor children or incompetent adult issue
- Minor children or incompetent adults are issue of present marriage
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- Testator(testatrix) must consider guardianship of issue of present marriage if spouse dies before or simultaneously with testator(testatrix)
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- Testator(testatrix) has minor children or incompetent adult issue
- Minor children or incompetent adults are issue of previous marriage(s)
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- Testator(testatrix) must consider guardianship of issue of previous marriage(s) if ex-spouse(s) predecease testator(testatrix)
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- Testator(testatrix) has minor children or incompetent adult issue
- Minor children or incompetent adults are illegitimate
- Other parent(s) of issue is (are) not living
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- Testator(testatrix) must consider guardianship of illegitimate issue
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- Adjusted gross estate will be less than $200,000
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- Taxes have been accounted for
- No federal estate tax will be assessed, due or owing
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- ~ Adjusted gross estate will be less than $200,000
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- Taxes have been accounted for
- Federal estate tax will be assessed, due and owing
- Testator(testatrix) should consult with attorney, with accountant's advice, with regard to investment strategy, shelters, and gifts
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