Writing a will

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Fyrtwuck

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Shop around. I suspect that there are attorneys who have done it so much that they have “fill in the blanks” forms on their office computers for multiple situations.

The only problem being that even if you make a will, no guarantee that your wishes will be respected. My dad didn’t have a will. By the time I was able to make the drive from Oklahoma to Alabama, his “friends” and family cleaned most of his stuff out. During clean up I found paperwork that told me two pickups and a car had disappeared along with a bunch of long guns, TV sets and a boat motor. I was able to recover the vehicles with the help of the Sheriff’s office and after finding paperwork with the serial numbers, makes and models the guns were put on NCIC as stolen, never to be seen again.

When my mother died, there were some squabbles about who got what and why with her sisters and some feelings were hurt, but now years later all of them are gone and their families fought over their stuff.
 

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If you happen to be in Tulsa, I used a lawyer named John Weaver. IMO, he was thorough and very easy to work with. He specializes in wills and trusts, and will meet with you and discuss your needs, then give you the price up front for what it will cost.

PM me if anyone needs contact information.
 

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If it's just one or two just put their names on any assets like property and bank accounts then you don't need a will.

As above I'm not a lawyer just suggesting what worked for me when my Mom passed away. I had a sister that was a druggie that didn't need to have access to any of Moms stuff.
 

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You dont HAVE to use a lawyer but like anything else, if you want to make sure its done correct, its a cheap investment. You dont HAVE to use a CPA to do your taxes but if your unsure of the tax laws, its recommended.
If you write it and its a simple, "all my worldly assets are go to XXXX, and you sign it and have 2 witnesses sign it as well, its a legal document. Period.
A couple hundred bucks probably is all a lawyer would charge.. I didnt use a lawyer for my original will but I'm needing to update and change some things so I will get one on my side to make sure its done exactly right, because I'll be leaving more than a couple trinkets lol.
 

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