What kind of will would you write out?

I already have a will. If I go first, it goes to a trust to take care of my husband and let him take care of the kids. If we both go, then it all goes to a trust to take care of the kids until they are 25, and then it is split equally between them. If we all go, then it goes to my parents. If they have already gone and we have all gone too, then it is split equally between my surviving siblings.

There is also a small amount for a step-son, but they would have to find him first.

Wow, awesome response.

Mine is similar to Darwin’s excepting the children (I have none).

A living will.

I have a few family pieces left for specific family members and my sister as executor can distribute any other pieces. (I own nothing of any $$ value) All my financial assets are to go into a trust for my daughter. Any residual funds upon my daughter’s death will go to the Association for Retarded Citizens and The Recreation Center for the Handicapped.

“Decline to state”

I will leave everything to my 25-years less blond and blue eyed lover. Obvious.

I don’t have a will. If I do, everything will go to my husband and son. I told my husband I want him to give most all my things to our son. If something happened to my family, it’d go to my parents or brother then.

We both have wills in place. They are set up pretty much the same – except I did designate certain things from my first marriage to my daughter, since my ex is her biological father, we felt that was the way to go with those items. We have trusts set up for both children, which we contribute to, quarterly. The money stays in place until they are 25, unless it is being used to pay for college. Otherwise, it’s there until they turn 25. Everything else, goes to my husband. If were to die, together, the estate is to be divided equally between the two children. If they are still minors, my mother is the trustee. If she has passed away, a family friend becomes the trustee and will need to follow the plan that we have in place.

oh shit.!!!..you’ve just reminded me…I still need to do mine… I need to make sure my son doesn’t go to his absent father when I’m gone. not that he would because he has no paternal rights…but it still should have been done a long time ago..slap my hand.

@lynneblundell – oh yeah! You must take care of those issues! That has also been taken care of – it is separate from the will – but it is legally documented who has custody in case I die. It is my husband, not her father. It took some time to hammer it out, but please make sure you handle those issues! You never want to leave enough wiggle room for your child to be in the state’s control or wind up with a person that you don’t want them to be with! Very important to take care of!!

Again…need to get to grips with this xx thanks for reminding me x