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Washington Last Will and Testament for Married person with Minor Children from Prior Marriage

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Washington
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WA-WIL-0002
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The Will you have found is for a married person with minor children from a prior marriage. It provides for the appointment of a personal representative or executor, designation of who will receive your property and other provisions. It also provides for the appointment of a trustee for assets left to the minor children.


This Will must be signed in the presence of two witnesses, not related to you or named in your Will. If your state has adopted a self-proving affidavit statute, a state specific self-proving affidavit is also included and requires the presence of a notary public to sign the Will.

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FAQ

A joint will is a legal document executed by two (or more) people, which merges their individual wills into a single, combined last will and testament. Like most wills, a joint will lets the will-makers name who will get their property and assets after they die. Joint wills are usually created by married couples.

It must be in writing. Generally, of course, wills are composed on a computer and printed out. The person who made it must have signed and dated it. A will must be signed and dated by the person who made it. Two adult witnesses must have signed it. Witnesses are crucial.

Washington doesn't recognize holographic, or handwritten Wills, signed only by the testator. A valid Will in Washington needs to be signed by the testator in the presence of two disinterested witnesses who also sign. The same if true of any changes that are later made to a Will.

No, in Washington, you do not need to notarize your will to make it legal. However, Washington allows you to make your will "self-proving" and you'll need to go to a notary if you want to do that. A self-proving will speeds up probate because the court can accept the will without contacting the witnesses who signed it.

Washington doesn't recognize holographic, or handwritten Wills, signed only by the testator. A valid Will in Washington needs to be signed by the testator in the presence of two disinterested witnesses who also sign. The same if true of any changes that are later made to a Will.

If each spouse has their own Will, California law allows them to make new Wills after the divorce has been filed and creating the new Will does not violate the Automatic Temporary Restraining Order (ATRO) against changing beneficiaries, selling assets, etc.

Fraud or Undue Influence A nonfamily caregiver forcing the testator to leave them an inheritance. A family member getting the testator to sign a will by pretending it is just a general legal document that needs a signature.

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Washington Last Will and Testament for Married person with Minor Children from Prior Marriage