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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:12 PM
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Have you made out a will?
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IndianaJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:13 PM
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1. No...but I should. nt.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:13 PM
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2. No, but it is something that is really so important to do. Just hard to
make myself, you know?
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:13 PM
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3. Absolutely. I wanted no chance of my ex getting anything more than satisfaction when I die
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huskerlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:15 PM
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4. Not for myself
But I've written wills for other people. Does that count?

Hmm...I should probably write one up for myself...
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Bzzzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:17 PM
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5. Yes...
several years ago. It really needs to be updated and your thread has reminded me of that! Thanks!!:hi:
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:18 PM
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6. No, but my husband and I were just talking about how we need to.
Can you do it online, I wonder?
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:20 PM
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7. yes.
if something happnes to both of us at the same time i want my daughter to be with my someone that is not a blood relative so thats actually what motivated us to make sure we had a will done.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:36 PM
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8. yes, but it needs updating
I don't want my son to have any cash until he's 40. Maybe by then he'll be smart enough to handle it better than he did when his father died.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:36 PM
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9. Yes.
And a durable power of attorney and all that other good stuff. yuck.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:36 PM
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10. Yep.
Sadly, I'm worth more dead than alive.
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:42 PM
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11. No...I should.
I'm taking trusts & estates right now and we're learning about the horrible things people do when their loved ones die.

I don't really have much to leave that's not somehow spoken for anyway (beneficiaries of 401(k), for instance)...and I think my parents (my closest potential heirs) would do the right thing and not, say, come in to my house and try to take the dining room table (which is mine) away from my partner and his daughter. Still.

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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:43 PM
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12. No, but it's something I need to do
My biggest hurdle is I'm single and am unsure about to whom to bequeath whatever it is I have.

I always imagined that I would give it to my kids or spouse if they survived me. But that isn't in the picture right now, and might never be.

I do feel that I could give something to my niece's children but I'm not close to my brother's family at all.
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:45 PM
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13. No point, I wouldn't leave anyone behind.
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:46 PM
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14. Yes.
I'm a single parent with minor children and I had to name guardians for them as well as a trust manager for the vast estate that I will leave them when I die (aka my somewhat paltry life insurance policy). It's a relief to know that they will have family to care for them and a little bit of money to pay for college, etc. if I croak before they're grown.

I'm worth more dead than alive, as I suppose many people are. Shhh... don't tell my kids, or I will have to sleep with one eye open!
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:48 PM
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15. No. Bad Thom! I know I need to.
:(

I'm putting it off.
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:48 PM
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16. Yeah, but it needs to be updated. nt
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:51 PM
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18. yes us too, we had a trust in AZ and haven't updated it for NM n/t
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:51 PM
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17. No need to
I don't have anyone to leave anything to. I'm sure it would be a mess for my family, but they will just get everything I would imagine.
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kay1864 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:55 PM
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19. FYI...you don't need a lawyer to do one!
Just get WillMaker software. Legal in 49 states (but not Louisiana, for some reason). You can get a 2005 or 2006 copy for less than $20.

Way cheaper than a lawyer.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-20-07 01:56 PM
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20. Nope.
Guess I should think about doin that.
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