Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Sample Sa: Appendix E
Sample Sa: Appendix E
Sample Will
(individual with no spouse or children and less than
an $1.5 million
mill
in
assets)
LAST WILL AND
TESTAMENT
MENT
D TESTAM
F
OF
______________________
_________________________________
__,, of the City of ________, County
C
__
I, _____________
_____________,
of ____________
and State of New York, being of sound min
mind and memory, do make
publish and declare this to be my last Will
Wil and Testament, hereby
evoking all prior Wills and Codicils.
revoking
dire that all my
FIRST: I direct
m legal debts (including unpaid charitable
pledges) and funeral expenses
ex
be paid by my Executor, hereinafter named,
as soo
soon as may bbe practicable.
SE
SECOND: (A) To my brother FERDINAND M. SMITH, if he survives
me, I give and bequeath all shares of stock I may own in
______________ Co. or its successor. If my brother fails to survive
me, I
ve m
give such shares to my sister _________________.
e
l
p
m
a
(C) To _____________________,
____________, I give and bequeath
beq
any
automobile I may own, and the sum of _____________
______________ ($______
($________). If
she fails to survive
vive me, then her descendants shall take the
th bequest per
stirpes.
(D) To each niece and nephew oof mine who survives me, I give
____________ ($_______). For purposes of this
o _________
and bequeath the sum of
rticle, only ch
Article,
children born of my siblings (not adopted) shall share.
my Executor named herein (personally, and not in a
(E) To m
fiduciary
I give and bequeath all my remaining tangible
ciary capacity),
c
personal property, which shall mean all property that is not real estate
and whose value is its own substance or uniqueness, such as furniture,
e
l
p
m
a
e
l
p
m
a
To sell, exchange,
abandon or otherwise dispose of any
(B) T
exc
property
t at public or
operty
o private sale, for such consideration and upon such
terms,
including credit, as seems advisable;
ms, includ
(C) To hold property in the name of a nominee;
e
l
p
m
a
IN WITNESS
this
OF I have hereunto subscrib
S WHEREOF
subscribed my name th
_______ day of _____________
_______ in the year 20__.
__________________________
__________________________________________________ residing at
e
l
p
__________________________________________________________
____
__________________________________________________
residing at
res
____________ resi
__________________________________________________________
_______________
____________________________
WITNESS AFFIDAVIT
m
a
STATE OF NEW
K
EW YORK
)
) SS.:
COUNTY OF __________ )
ind
Each of the undersigned, individually
aand severally being duly sworn,
deposes and says:
instrument was subscribed in our presence and sight at
fo
The foregoing
instrum
the end thereof by ____________________, hereinafter referred to as the
Testator, on the ___ day of _________________, 20__.
The Testator at the time of making such subscription, declared the
foregoing instrument so subscribed to be his last Will.
e
l
p
m
a
Each of the undersigned was acquainted with the Testator at such time
DQGPDNHVWKLVDIILGDYLWDW7HVWDWRUVUHTXHVW
DQGPDNHVWKLVDIILGDYLWD
DQGPDNHVWKLVDIILGDYLWDW7HVWDWRUV
__________________________
e
l
p
___________________________________
Notary Public
m
a
m
a
e
l
p