Notary Will And Testament
Notary Will and Testament
Article I: Personal Information
I, [Your Name], of [City, State], being of sound mind and body, do hereby declare this to be my Last Will and Testament.
Article II: Appointment of Executor
I hereby appoint [Executor's Name] as the Executor of this Will. If [Executor's Name] is unable or unwilling to serve, I appoint [Alternate Executor's Name] as the Alternate Executor.
Article III: Disposition of Assets
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I give, devise, and bequeath my real property located at [Your Property Address], including any improvements thereon, to my spouse, [Spouse's Name], if [he/she] survives me. If my spouse does not survive me, I give, devise, and bequeath the same to my children, equally, as tenants in common.
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I give, devise, and bequeath my bank accounts, including any checking, savings, or other accounts, to be divided equally among my children, [Child 1's Name], [Child 2's Name], and [Child 3's Name], if they survive me.
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I give, devise, and bequeath my personal belongings, including furniture, jewelry, and electronics, to be divided among my grandchildren, [Grandchild 1's Name], [Grandchild 2's Name], and [Grandchild 3's Name], as my Executor shall determine in their sole discretion.
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I give, devise, and bequeath the remainder of my estate, including all other property not otherwise mentioned or disposed of in this Will, to my friend, [Friend's Name], if [he/she] survives me. If my friend does not survive me, I give, devise, and bequeath the same to [Charitable Organization Name].
Article IV: Guardianship
I nominate [Guardian's Name] as the guardian of my minor child, [Child's Name], in the event of my death.
Article V: Miscellaneous Provisions
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I direct that all my debts, funeral expenses, and expenses of administering my estate be paid as soon after my death as is reasonably practicable.
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I authorize my Executor to sell any real or personal property that is not specifically devised if, in the judgment of my Executor, a sale is necessary or advisable.
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I direct that any property passing under this Will be distributed as soon as practicable after my death.
Article VI: Revocation of Prior Wills
By this statement, I am officially declaring that all previous Wills and Codicils that I have made before this instance are now rendered null and void.
Article VII: Governing Law
The governance and interpretation of this Will shall be in accordance with and subject to the laws prevailing in the [Your State].
Signatures
Signed, sealed, published, and declared by [Your Name] as [his/her] Last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who, at [his/her] request, in [his/her] presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
[Your Name]
[Witness 1's Printed Name]
[Witness 2's Printed Name]
Notary Certification
On [Date], before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared [Your Name], known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that [he/she] executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
Witness my hand and official seal:
Notary Public Name: [Notary Public Name]
My Commission Expires: [Expiration Date]
