Wyoming Last Will and Testament Package
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Contrary to popular belief, you do not need to have an attorney draft a will for you. Anyone can write this document on their own, and as long as it meets all of the legal requirements of the state, courts will recognize one you wrote yourself.
A person's last will and testament outlines what to do with possessions, whether the deceased will leave them to another person, a group or donate them to charity, and what happens to other things that they are responsible for, such as custody of dependents and management of accounts and financial interests.
No, in Wyoming, you do not need to notarize your will to make it legal. However, Wyoming 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.
In order for a will to be valid, it must be: made by a person who is 18 years old or over and. made voluntarily and without pressure from any other person and.signed by the two witnesses, in the presence of the person making the will, after it has been signed.
Wyoming recognizes holographic (handwritten) wills so long as the document is entirely in the handwriting of the testator and signed by the hand of the testator himself. A Wyoming holographic will does not need to be witnessed.
In Wyoming, you can make a living trust to avoid probate for virtually any asset you own -- real estate, bank accounts, vehicles, and so on. You need to create a trust document (it's similar to a will), naming someone to take over as trustee after your death (called a successor trustee).
A will doesn't have to be notarized to be valid. But in most states, you'll want to add a self-proving affidavit to your will, which must be signed by your witnesses and notarized.If you sign your will in a lawyer's office, the lawyer will provide a notary public.
Bank accounts. Brokerage or investment accounts. Retirement accounts and pension plans. A life insurance policy.