Wills
Posted By: Boo on 2007-06-22
In Reply to: Can we talk Wills? - Thanks!
Differs by states somewhat, but generally witnesses should not be named in will or be family members. Banks all have notaries -- and they are validating your signature only, not the content of the document. I'm sure they would also provide witnesses for your signature.
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I like her site a lot and thought the will kit was very user-friendly. She has her lawyer also speak in there. I'm still learning about wills and revocable trusts, but she explains things really well. I have one for me and now have to get one for dh. He jokes and says he'll just write his on a napkin while mine looks great, lol. I also love watching her show every Saturday night. I plan on calling my bank and asking what they do offer. Thanks!
7 wills on Anna's son and they go to
Howard Stern? Just heard this on the news a minute ago. Unbelievable. This is getting as thick as pea soup now. Something rotten in Denmark I sayeth.
Can we talk Wills?
I just bought a Will through Suze Orman's site (love her!), but was wondering about the part where you need to bring 2 witnesses with you to get it notarized. Has anyone done this or know how to go about getting this all done? The people I would trust to go with are in the Will, so what do you do? Can I go to the library or Currency Exchange? I watch her show and finally cracked down to get one since I am 39 with a family. Any experience or advice would be great. You can also e-mail me.
Thanks!
Wills cannot be CHANGED. They can be
be contested, but the involved heirs have to agree and consent to the change in distribution.
Without their agreement nothing can be changed.
need advice about wills
my 91 yo grandmother died last week. Her only heirs are my sister and I and a nephew of hers. For 30 years our grandmother has told us that basically her only goal in life was to see that we were well-provided for after she dies. She sent us detailed lists of all the furnishings in her home and what they were worth (all antiques from the 30s). She also had 2 CDs that were quite large (6 figures) and she lived off the interest from those. She was placed in a nursing home 2 years ago. Her home and furnishings were sold at auction about that time. She provided us with the name of her attorney. There is a storage facility holding the last of her furniture from the assisted living center and various personal items. Now we are getting the run around from the attorney. He didn't even know my name when i called him! (He has been my grandmother's attorney for years and years). When I asked about the items in storage he said I would have to wait for him to send me the letter (he did not say copy of the will, just letter). He was not able to discuss anything with me until I received the letter. I am flabbergasted and hurt about the whole situation. My grandmother was alert and with all of her faculties right up until the end. Now I think the attorney and the nephew are conspiring (the nephew is a bit of a pansy and whenever my sis and i try to discuss the situation from him he gets all nervous). What recourse do i have if we are "cut out" of things. We have letters from my grandmother stating what her wishes were concerning my sister and I. I am just sick about the whole situation but don't want to appear to be "just in it for the money". I'm not, but I would like something of my grandmother's to pass onto my children at some point, even if they are just photographs. Any advice? Thanks in advance.
Not wills, but we had to have a bunch of stuff
notarized and needed 2 witnesses for some government paperwork, and our bank provided the notary and 2 witnesses free of charge, so like others said, check with your bank for sure. By the way, how did you like the the Suze Orman will service? We don't have wills, and I had actually looked at that in the past, too. Thanks!
Just to let you know, wills are not iron clad
and can be broken. If that was her child, the one who was written out supposedly, he would come before grandchildren and others in a court of law. Did you visit your grandmother in the nursing home and was she of sound mind? My great-uncle died and did not have my mother, his niece and another niece, in his will. Made no difference. They hired a lawyer, went to court and actually wound up with $7,000 each even though not even mentioned in the will.
Wills can be changed, they are not iron clad
I know because my mother and her cousin contested her uncle's will and each came out with $7,000 from their contesting.
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