- Decide if you need an attorney. There are do-it-yourself kits such as Suze Orman Will & Trust CD-Rom or that found on www.nolo.com. Basically, an attorney helps if someone in the family disputes the will as the attorney will keep a second copy and can come to your behalf, even after death, if you request it. If you strongly feel that no one would contest the will, you don’t need an attorney. If you want to be safe, enlist the help of one. If you don’t hire an attorney, make sure your executors know where you have kept your latest will.
- You need to sign and acknowledge your will in front of two witnesses (three in Vermont).
Making Your Will
By: Laura Roe Stevens (View Profile)
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I found this story to be very interesting because it allowed me to reevaluate my will and think over some things. I would have loved to see, "How to go about it" as part of the outline of the article. This should have been in larger print emphasize the importance of getting an attorney or do yourself kits.
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