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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

[YOUR FULL LEGAL NAME]

Date: February 10, 2026

I, [Your Full Legal Name], of [Your Address], [State], being of legal age and of sound mind, memory, and understanding, and not acting under duress, menace, fraud, or undue influence of any person, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all previous wills and codicils made by me.

ARTICLE 1: DECLARATIONS

1.1. I declare that I am a resident of [State].
1.2. I revoke all prior wills and codicils that I have made.
1.3. I declare that I am of sound mind and legal age and that this Will is executed voluntarily and without coercion.

ARTICLE 2: APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR

2.1. I hereby appoint [Executor Name] (relationship) as the Executor of this Will.

2.2. My Executor shall have the following powers:
    (a) To collect, manage, and distribute my estate;
    (b) To pay all debts, taxes, and expenses of my estate;
    (c) To sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of any property in my estate as deemed necessary;
    (d) To invest and reinvest estate funds;
    (e) To hire attorneys, accountants, and other professionals as needed;
    (f) To distribute estate assets in kind or in cash;
    (g) To make all tax elections and file all required returns.

2.3. I request that my Executor serve without being required to post bond. If bond is required by law, I request that it be set at the minimum amount allowed.

ARTICLE 3: PAYMENT OF DEBTS AND EXPENSES

3.1. I direct my Executor to pay all of my legally enforceable debts, funeral expenses, costs of last illness, and expenses of administration from my estate as soon as practicable after my death.

3.2. I direct that all estate taxes, inheritance taxes, and similar taxes owed by reason of my death shall be paid from the residuary estate before distribution to beneficiaries.

ARTICLE 4: DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE

4.1. RESIDUARY ESTATE: After payment of all debts, taxes, and expenses, I direct that my residuary estate be distributed as follows:

    (a) To [Primary Beneficiary]: the entirety (100%) of my residuary estate, including all real property, personal property, financial accounts, investments, and all other assets of any kind.

4.2. LAPSED GIFTS: If any beneficiary named above predeceases me, that beneficiary's share shall be distributed to their surviving descendants by right of representation. If no surviving descendants exist, the share shall be added to and distributed as part of the residuary estate among the remaining beneficiaries proportionally.

4.3. SPECIFIC BEQUESTS: Any specific personal items I wish to leave to particular individuals are detailed in a separate memorandum that may accompany this Will. Such memorandum may be changed without amending this Will.

ARTICLE 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS

5.1. SURVIVORSHIP: A beneficiary must survive me by at least thirty (30) days in order to receive any distribution under this Will.

5.2. NO-CONTEST CLAUSE: If any beneficiary or heir contests this Will or any provision hereof, that person shall forfeit their entire interest under this Will, and their share shall be distributed as if they had predeceased me.

5.3. SEVERABILITY: If any provision of this Will is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

5.4. GOVERNING LAW: This Will shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [State].

5.5. INTERPRETATION: Wherever necessary, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. All headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Will.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this, my Last Will and Testament, on the date first written above, declaring it to be my free and voluntary act.


TESTATOR:

Signature: ____________________________
Name: [Your Full Legal Name]
Date: ____________________________


ATTESTATION CLAUSE

We, the undersigned witnesses, declare that the person who signed this Will, or asked another to sign for them, did so in our presence and stated that this instrument is their Last Will and Testament. Each of us, in the presence and at the request of the Testator, and in the presence of each other, has signed below as witnesses. We believe the Testator to be of sound mind and legal age, and that this Will was executed voluntarily and without coercion.

Witness 1:
Signature: ____________________________
Printed Name: ____________________________
Address: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________

Witness 2:
Signature: ____________________________
Printed Name: ____________________________
Address: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________


SELF-PROVING AFFIDAVIT

State of ____________________________
County of ____________________________

Before me, the undersigned authority, on this _____ day of _______________, 20___, personally appeared [Testator Name] (Testator) and the witnesses whose names are signed above, known to me to be the Testator and the witnesses whose names are signed to this Will, and all being duly sworn, the Testator declared to me and to the witnesses that this instrument is the Testator's Last Will and Testament and that the Testator voluntarily signed it. Each of the witnesses stated that they signed the Will as witness in the presence and at the request of the Testator and in the presence of each other.

Notary Signature: ____________________________
Notary Name: ____________________________
My Commission Expires: ____________________________

[NOTARY SEAL]


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