Last Will And Testament-Will And Testament

Chili asked:


Last Will and Testament of Great Grandpa McLurdy

To my dear son, I leave half of my estate
To my dear niece, I leave half of what is left
To my cook, I leave the remainder of my estate, $100,000

What was the value of Great Grandpa McLurdy’s entire estate?

How did you figure the estates value?

It is probably so easy but I’m stumped. Thanks in advance.

Jonathon Mcclaim

Chellee asked:


Now to me it seems you should be able to create your own “will” and just go have it notarized for a small fee- a friend of mine said he spent close to $75 doing his (each document that is) he did a “living ” and one “last will and testament” ..anyway…he seemed to think he got a great deal.. since they are all set up and you print them and have them notarized- can’t you just print off a template for the will and fill it out yourself and have it notarized for a lot less money!?? I have an attorney who is a close frined and I am sure he could help me out but he’s already done a lot to help me out..anyway- please let me know your thoughts- serious answers only please.

Vern Feller

Jason G asked:


I need to acquire NYS acceptable legal documents such as a Durable Power of Attorney, Last Will and Testament, and Health Care Proxy, to represent my boyfriend who’s health has severely declined in the past few months. HIV, ESRD, Diabeted, Glaucoma, Pulmonary Hypertension, General Hypertension and as if that is not enough, history CHF, Asthma, the list goes on……….I NEED help to establish these legal documents…Please help

Harland Liljenquist

Bonnie asked:


I need some help. I am the Executrix/Executor of a family member’s Last Will and Testament. At the time of the decedents death, I was told that I had two years upon when I could probate. The cost was near $1,500 (State of Texas) so I am told.

Due to financial set backs and the suffering economy I intermittently did and then again, did not have stable employment. I do not have the financial resources to probate the Will at this time and still have about 8 months before the two year deadline is in effect. I am now employed. Although I barely make ends-meet at this time, I do foresee that I will be able to save the probate cost by the time I must probate.

In the meanwhile, the bank upon which the mortgage is held is taking legal action against myself and the heirs — one of which is not even mentioned in the Will due to being estranged from the deceased for over 15 years. However, the bank has served them with papers stating that they (and I am) are being sued.

I really need some advice and guidance here. I most certainly want to do the right thing and get this Will probated. I’ve just had a very difficult time with income and employment for the last 14 plus months. The bank does need to recover its mortgage costs, however, I do not want the house in question — nor to I want to live in or rent out that property. The house is located in a town that I would NEVER live in.

What can I do to stop legal action against myself as well as the other two heirs listed in the suit. The Will stated that I am the recipient of familial heirlooms, etc. But, I am in no way affiliated with the mortgage.

Help?!?!?!

In order to sell the house, prior to foreclosure proceedings, I understood that I would have needed to put quite a bit of money back into the house to remodel etc to bring it up to sell’able and competitive standards. There are many houses in that particular neighborhood whose curb appeal, condition of property,etc were in better shape for a comparable price structure. I did not and do not have the funds to remodel the home to make this house compete with other houses in the same neighborhood and price range. Before the now deceased passed, I was told by the owner/deceased to “just let the house go back to the bank….” And, that’ is what I have tried to do. Now, the bank/mortgage holder is suing me….

I would be grateful for guidance here –

Not to be snarky….but please only reply if you have solutions because this is seemingly a serious situation I am in.

In advance, I thank all of those who go to the time and trouble to respond responsibly.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

Take care !!
…Be Well !!

Walker Desaulniers

Twisted Vixen asked:


Imperious, choleric, irascible, extreme in everything, with a dissolute imagination the like of which has never been seen, atheistic to the point of fanaticism, there you have me in a nutshell…. Kill me again or take me as I am, for I shall not change.” – Last Will and Testament “Sex without pain is like food without taste”

XOXO Vixen!

Antone Elkington

Pink Bananas or Rory Emerald? asked:


The former First Lady clearly exclaimed in her last will and testament that the [Derived knowledge] she was ‘unfortunately’ privy to could not be divulged until 150 years after her death. People have said that the information she was privately informed about might cause mass hysteria within the community on all levels of society. What do you think Jackie Onassis knew about Liz Taylor and Rory Emerald? Personally, I think it has something to do with religion and/or a government conspiracy. Why won’t Taylor and Emerald reveal what they know? Is this the reason they shy away from public events and personal interviews? What did Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis know about Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Rory Emerald that we didn’t?

Raul Pritchell

VW asked:


These family members are actually “step” related and are extremely greedy. They have previously actually sued their own blood sister and mother! Their mother died several years ago and their step-father is on his dieing of cancer, as his care givers (son & wife) we are concerned that when he passes they will try whatever means available to gain financially as they are NOT in his Last Will & Testament.

Fletcher Stentzel

Jason G asked:


Where can i get a Durable Power of Attorney for free, also Living Will, Health Care Proxy,Last Will and Testament and whatever else I need? P.S. Im in NY

Margene Manthey

Sword of the Lord asked:


I hear lots of firm opinions with nothing to support them. Some say yes, our country was founded on God. Others say, “No, that’s an invention of the Christians.” Well, look at this:

1) In his Speech to Delaware Indian Chiefs on May 12, 1779, George Washington said:

“You do well to wish to learn our arts and our ways of life and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ. These will make you a greater and happier people than you are. Congress will do everything they can to assist you in this wise intention.”

2) The writer of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, wrote to Charles Thomson in 1816:

“A more beautiful or precious morsel of ethics I have never seen; it is a document in proof that I am a real Christian, that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus.”
(Jefferson was a deist that respected Jesus’ teachings but not his divinity)

3) Concerning Patrick Henry we find this. Here’s a verified quote from a letter to his daughter dated August 20, 1796:

“Amongst other strange things said of me, I hear it is said by the deists that I am one of the number; and indeed, that some good people think I am no Christian. This thought gives me much more pain than the appellation of Tory; because I think religion of infinitely higher importance than politics; and I find much cause to reproach myself that I have lived so long, and have given no decided and public proofs of my being a Christian.”

4)The Episcopalian, Alexander Hamilton, authored many of the Federalist Papers, signed the Constitution, and became the first Secretary of the Treasury. In an April 1802 letter to James A. Bayard, Hamilton proposed The Christian Constitutional Society:

He states, “I now offer you the outline of the plan they have suggested. Let an association be formed to be denominated “The Christian Constitutional Society,” its object to be first: The support of the Christian religion. second: The support of the United States.”

5) Ben Franklin was Deist. Franklin certainly believed in the providence of God. In his famous speech to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on June 28, 1787:

“I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth–that God governs in the affairs of men… ”

6) Samuel Adams, in his in his Last Will and Testament he wrote:

“Principally, and first of all, I resign my soul to the Almighty Being who gave it, and my body I commit to the dust, relying on the merits of Jesus Christ for the pardon of my sins.”

7) John Adams, our second President wrote to Thomas Jefferson on June 28, 1813:

“The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were. . . . the general principles of Christianity. . . . I will avow that I then believed, and now believe, that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God; and that those principles of liberty are as unalterable as human nature. ”

Shall I go on? There you have it, may the question never come up again “Was this country founded on God?” or questions like “Why do you Christians force your God on us?”

There you have it. Look up my references yourself if you don’t believe me. These are quoted right from the writings of those men. Case closed.
Joseph M – My my, can’t you admit you’re wrong even in the face of overwhelming evidence? Where’s your evidence? It’s a desperate tactic to claim that I made these quotes up. I made nothing up. These men believed in God. End of.
To Acid Zebra – I think you misunderstood. I never said they were Christians. Most of them weren’t. I said they believed in God.
OKAY FOLKS, ONE MORE TIME. I NEVER SAID THEY WERE CHRISTIANS!

Cecilia Citrin

John M asked:


I received a copy of my parent’s estate documents. Specifically, I received copies of their Last Will and Testament, Revocable Trust Agreement, Appointment of Health Care Representative, General Durable Power of Attorney, and Living Will Declaration for each of my parents.

Their attorney, provided me with “Conformed Copies” — not photocopies. These copies, had my parents signatures penned in but did not provide photocopies of the documents with their signatures.

Additionally, there is a “CONFORMED COPY” statement with a photocopy of the actual signature by the attorney who prepared these documents.

So, I’m just trying to understand why a photocopy of everything was not provided.
I do have a copy of the documents — a “CONFORMED COPY,” just not a photocopy with my parent’s signatures.

Yes, the attorney has the original documents.

Gwenn Stephano