Legal Assistance Wills Guide

摘要

This publication is one of a series prepared and/or distributed by the LegalAssistance Branch of the Administrative and Civil Law Division of The Judge Advocate General's School (TJAGSA). This volume contains an overview of the law concerning wills, intestate succession, and estate planning. Chapter 3 contains sample will provisions as references for preparation and drafting of wills, as well as sample trust provisions designed to provide for the care of minors upon death of the parents. Chapter 4 provides summaries of state and territorial will and intestacy statutes. It includes statutory wills for California, Maine, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The sections on Louisiana and Puerto Rico include sample wills which can be tailored for clients. Several checklists and forms are contained in the Appendices.