Last will and testament information or kit
Last will and testament information can be given by legal counsel or through the use of a kit in order to record a legal and defensible last will and testament.
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The term "last will and testament" is an ancient concept that appears 33 times in the Greek New Testament ("diatheke") and in the King James Version as a "covenant" or "testament". The ancient meaning of last will and testament comports with our modern understanding of the term as a contract to describe how our possessions are to be distributed at death.
The last will and testament of Benjamin Franklin, signed and witnessed July 17, 1788, did "give and bequeath" .."the rest and residue of all my estate" to his son and daughter "Richard and Sarah Bache". The last will and testament of Elvis Presley (filed August 22, 1977) provided net income (after expenses) for the "health, education, support, maintenance and welfare" of his daughter (Lisa Marie Presley), grandmother (Minnie Mae Presley), father (Vernon E. Presley) and any relatives in need of emergency financial assistance.
A last will and testament kit should guide you through the steps to complete a valid and legal will. The table of contents for the kit should give you an overview of the necessary last will and testament information needed to prepare a will. The last will and testament kit should describe such things as: who can prepare a legal will, should the will be typed, can the will be handwritten (under what state laws), who and how many persons should witness the signing of the will, should the will be notarized or where should the will be signed by the maker of the will.
Last will and testament information is plentiful. One critical, upfront question is whether an estate lawyer is necessary to advise on unique issues that may not be handled by a last will and testament kit. If your estate is simple with minimal assets, then the general last will and testament information contained in a readily available last will and testament kit should be sufficient to prepare a simple will. If there are questions about disinheritance, division of property between siblings and a spouse, transfer of a closely held family business or rights of grandchildren, then legal counsel may avoid a costly contest in probate.
Probate courts have broad powers over a variety of personal and family matters (such as appointing guardians and conservators, removing unfit parents and name changes) including the probating of wills and administration of estates.
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