Check with your State's Secretary of State, or Department of Aging Services, or someplace on your state's government website. My state has standard forms for POA and Health Care Directive. You can also read your state's laws regarding Inheritance. My state has a chart showing how the Probate court will divide your property, if you don't have a Will, and they have a FAQ section with things like "Can I dis-inherit a child?" (Yes) and "Can I write my spouse out of my Will?" (No, not in our state). If you're needing free advice, best place to look is on the website of state which your property is in, and where you reside.
Always get legal advice when it comes to any type of legal document, such as a Will. Just one misplaced word in a made at home Will could create terrible results.
There are tons of different ones online that are free. I would go to Google and type in something like Free Last Will and Testament and add words like "printable" or "template" if you want to type in it. Also, add the state you are in. When we did ours, my husband and I made a few originals. We had the witnesses and notary sign and stamp each one. The following is just a short form from All Law. LAST WILL OF _________________
I, ____________________________, a resident of the state of ______________________, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, at least 18 years of age, and not actuated by any duress, menace, fraud, mistake, or undue influence, do freely make, publish, and declare this to be my last Will, hereby expressly revoking all Wills and Codicils previously made by me.
I. EXECUTOR
I appoint _________________ as Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and provide if this Executor is unable or unwilling to serve then I appoint _________________ as alternate Executor. My Executor shall be authorized to carry out all provisions of this Will and pay my just debts, obligations and funeral expenses. I further provide my Executor shall not be required to post surety bond in this or any other jurisdiction, and direct that no expert appraisal be made of my estate unless required by law.
II. GUARDIAN
In the event I shall die as the sole parent of minor children, then I appoint _________________ Guardian of said minor children. If this named Guardian is unable or unwilling to serve, then I appoint _________________ alternate.
III. MARITAL STATUS
I declare that I am married to ________________________ and that all references in this Will to my spouse are references to him/her.
IV. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF SPOUSE
In the event that my spouse shall die simultaneously with me or there is no direct evidence to establish that my spouse and I died other than simultaneously, I direct that I shall be deemed to have predeceased my spouse, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and that the provisions of my Will shall be construed on such presumption.
V. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF BENEFICIARY
If any beneficiary of this Will, including any beneficiary of any trust established by this Will, other than my spouse, shall die _________________ within 60 days of my death or prior to the distribution of my estate, I hereby declare that I shall be deemed to have survived such person.
VI. BEQUESTS
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, ____________________________________, hereby set my hand to this last Will, on each page of which I have placed my initials, on this _____ day of ____________, 20__.
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The foregoing instrument, consisting of _____ pages, including this page, was signed in our presence by __________________________ and declared by him/her to be his/her last Will.
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Subscribed and sworn before me this _____ day of ____________, 20__.
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LAST WILL OF _________________
I, ____________________________, a resident of the state of ______________________, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, at least 18 years of age, and not actuated by any duress, menace, fraud, mistake, or undue influence, do freely make, publish, and declare this to be my last Will, hereby expressly revoking all Wills and Codicils previously made by me.
I. EXECUTOR
I appoint _________________ as Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and provide if this Executor is unable or unwilling to serve then I appoint _________________ as alternate Executor. My Executor shall be authorized to carry out all provisions of this Will and pay my just debts, obligations and funeral expenses. I further provide my Executor shall not be required to post surety bond in this or any other jurisdiction, and direct that no expert appraisal be made of my estate unless required by law.
II. GUARDIAN
In the event I shall die as the sole parent of minor children, then I appoint _________________ Guardian of said minor children. If this named Guardian is unable or unwilling to serve, then I appoint _________________ alternate.
III. MARITAL STATUS
I declare that I am married to ________________________ and that all references in this Will to my spouse are references to him/her.
IV. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF SPOUSE
In the event that my spouse shall die simultaneously with me or there is no direct evidence to establish that my spouse and I died other than simultaneously, I direct that I shall be deemed to have predeceased my spouse, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and that the provisions of my Will shall be construed on such presumption.
V. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF BENEFICIARY
If any beneficiary of this Will, including any beneficiary of any trust established by this Will, other than my spouse, shall die _________________ within 60 days of my death or prior to the distribution of my estate, I hereby declare that I shall be deemed to have survived such person.
VI. BEQUESTS
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, ____________________________________, hereby set my hand to this last Will, on each page of which I have placed my initials, on this _____ day of ____________, 20__.
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Signature
The foregoing instrument, consisting of _____ pages, including this page, was signed in our presence by __________________________ and declared by him/her to be his/her last Will.
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Subscribed and sworn before me this _____ day of ____________, 20__.
Witness my hand and seal.
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