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Arizona Will With Without A Lawyer

Q: How do I make a will without a lawyer in Arizona?

How to make a will in Arizona Decide how you&#039;re going to write your will. ... Choose beneficiaries for all your assets. ... Choose guardians for your minor children or pets, if you have them. Choose your will executor. ... Sign and witness your will ing to Arizona law (that&#039;s two witnesses who are at least 18 years old).

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Wills - For People with Children

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The Arizona Will with Without a Lawyer is a user-friendly legal document designed for individuals who wish to create a comprehensive last will and testament without the need for legal representation. It allows users to designate how their property and assets will be distributed upon their death, while also enabling them to appoint guardians for minor children and a personal representative to administer their estate. The form includes specific articles to outline bequests, the management of any trusts for minor beneficiaries, and provisions for personal debts. Users type directly into the form, making it easy to complete from a computer by filling in highlighted fields. It is recommended that the will be signed in front of two witnesses for it to be valid, and including a self-proving affidavit helps streamline the probate process. This tool is particularly valuable for attorneys, partners, owners, associates, paralegals, and legal assistants as it simplifies estate planning tasks and assists clients who may be intimidated by formal legal processes. By utilizing this form, legal professionals can offer essential services to clients seeking to secure their wishes after death while minimizing the complexity of the legal system.

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A will does NOT need to be recorded with the County Recorder. The Court does not accept wills for safekeeping until the person dies. The Court only accepts a will if a probate in court is required.

For a will to be considered valid in the state of Arizona, it must meet several requirements. In Arizona, a will must be created by someone of sound mind who is 18 years of age or older in order to be valid. In addition, a will must be written and signed by two competent witnesses as well as the testator.

You can make your own will in Arizona. You do not need an attorney to create a will. But, because your will is such a crucial legal document, you want it to meet state-specific requirements. Therefore, it's best to use an estate planning service, such as FindLaw Legal Forms and Services.

How to make a will in Arizona Decide how you're going to write your will. ... Choose beneficiaries for all your assets. ... Choose guardians for your minor children or pets, if you have them. Choose your will executor. ... Sign and witness your will ing to Arizona law (that's two witnesses who are at least 18 years old).

Yes ? the state of Arizona accepts holographic wills (also called handwritten wills). For your holographic will to be valid, the section of your will that lists your beneficiaries and their gifts must be written in your handwriting. You also need to sign your will.

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Last Will and Testament for a Widow or Widower with Adult and Minor Children

Note: This summary is not intended to be all-inclusive of the law of Arizona wills law, but does contain basic and other content.

Who may make a will: A person who is eighteen years of age or older and who is of sound mind may make a will. 14-2501.

Execution; witnessed wills: A will shall be:
1. In writing.
2. Signed by the testator.
3. Signed by at least two witnesses. 14-2502.

Self-proved wills: A self-proving affidavit as provided by statute may be used at the time of the execution of the will to substantiate the vaildity of the execution of the will. 14-2504.

Witnesses; requirements: A person who is generally competent to be a witness may act as a witness to a will. The signing of a will by an interested witness does not invalidate the will or any provision of it. 14-2505.

Revocation of will; requirements: A testator may revoke a will in whole or in part:

1. By executing a subsequent will that revokes the previous will or part expressly or by inconsistency.

2. By performing a revocatory act on the will if the testator performs the act with this intent or if another person performs the act in the testator's conscious presence and by the testator's direction. For purposes of this paragraph, "revocatory act on the will" includes burning, tearing, canceling, obliterating or destroying the will or any part of it. A burning, tearing or canceling is a revocatory act on the will whether or not the burn, tear or cancellation touched any of the words on the will.

If a subsequent will does not expressly revoke a previous will, the execution of the subsequent will wholly revokes the previous will by inconsistency if the testator intended the subsequent will to replace rather than supplement the previous will.

The testator is presumed to have intended a subsequent will to replace rather than supplement a previous will if the subsequent will makes a complete disposition of the testator's estate. If this presumption arises and is not rebutted by clear and convincing evidence, the previous will is revoked and only the subsequent will is operative on the testator's death.

The testator is presumed to have intended a subsequent will to supplement rather than replace a previous will if the subsequent will does not make a complete disposition of the testator's estate. If this presumption arises and is not rebutted by clear and convincing evidence, the subsequent will revokes the previous will only to the extent the subsequent will is inconsistent with the previous will and each will is fully operative on the testator's death to the extent they are not inconsistent. 14-2507.

Incorporating outside document into a will; requirements: A testator may incorporate a written document into the testator's will by reference if the following requirements are met:
1. The document exists at the time the testator executes the will.
2. The will's language manifests the testator's intent to incorporate this document.
3. The will's language describes the document with enough specificity to allow its identification. 14-2510.

References to separate lists; requirements: A will may refer to a written statement or list to dispose of items of tangible personal property other than money and not otherwise specifically disposed of by the will.

To be admissible under this section as evidence of the intended disposition, the writing shall either be in the testator's handwriting or be signed by the testator and shall describe the items and the devisees with reasonable certainty.

The writing may be:
1. Referred to as one to be in existence at the time of the testator's death.
2. Prepared before or after the execution of the will.
3. Altered by the testator after its preparation.
4. A writing that has no significance apart from its effect on the dispositions made by the will. 14-2513.

Contracts regarding wills; requirements; effect: A. After December 31, 1994, a person may enter into a contract to make a will or devise or not to revoke a will or devise or to die intestate only by:
1. Provisions of a will that state the material provisions of the contract.
2. An express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract.
3. A writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract.

B. The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills. 14-2514.