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If I kick the bucket I want some of my belongings to go to family members. Can I just type it all down and sign it? What makes it legally binding?
How do you make a will?
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digimon7068
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in most states, i think the only additional step to make it a pretty good will would be to sign and date it, in front of a notary, with a witness or two (preferably two) present and said witnesses should also sign and date, and then the notary seals and signs.
if you don't have a lot of "stuff" and you don't have any complications (e.g., wife, kids, second marriage, significant and diversified assets, property in other states/countries), it doesn't really need to be some long, drawn-out document imho.
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pbhardbody
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thank the man for the free legal advice. that would normally cost you at least $300
redshirt27se
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+1
yup.. a trust will make transfer of ownership go a lot more smoothly. If you own a home, and/or other major assets a trust is the way to go.
screw a trust.....
nawt bitter
nawt bitter
redshirt27se
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sounds like you had a sibling who controlled it and gave you the finger.
I have no siblings...further more, no cousins on one side...im it bebeeee
I was recently called a spoiled bitch as well...which was nice
I was recently called a spoiled bitch as well...which was nice
redshirt27se
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so why you hating on trusts? they serve a good purpose.
some ppl know the whole story.....and will still call me a spoiled bitch
suffice to say I know of an unusual trust arrangement and it makes me insane
generaly theyre a good idea
suffice to say I know of an unusual trust arrangement and it makes me insane
generaly theyre a good idea
redshirt27se
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fill me in with the deets...some ppl know the whole story.....and will still call me a spoiled bitch
suffice to say I know of an unusual trust arrangement and it makes me insane
generaly theyre a good idea
new englanders stick together
lolol.....I will another time.......
but let me ask you this...you think 2k a month is even close to a liveable allowance in Ct?
but let me ask you this...you think 2k a month is even close to a liveable allowance in Ct?
redshirt27se
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you might as well of just told me by asking that question..
but to answer your question it depends on where in CT you live, and what your other income is. I could easily live off 2k monthly but I also don't have kids and no longer piss all my money away at the bar. then again living here is retardedly cheap.
redshirt27se
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shrimpy?
I dont piss away my money!!! my housing expenses exceed 2k a month....if it were just that, I'd be screwed
shrimpy wont appreciate the yaris like I will pick....jus sayin
shrimpy wont appreciate the yaris like I will pick....jus sayin
redshirt27se
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I wasn't saying you did piss away your money.. we obviously have much different lifestyles. You have your own family, I don't. You obviously live in the good part of CT if your housing alone exceeds 2k monthly. You can get a mortgage on a NICE house around here for around 5-600. I rented on the ocean last year and spent under 2k a month including bar tabs and eating out.
christ...taxes average around 500-600 a mth here
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shrimp poboy
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I'll take that Yaris Pick Thanks
kx250rider
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It depends on a lot of things, but most important, what kind of belongings, and how much money, investments, etc. If it's mainly your possessions in your family's house (or any rented apartment or house that isn't titled in your name), just put it in writing and have it notarized. But if you have bank accounts, or own property, stocks, or anything that has tax consequences, you really need to see an estate planning lawyer. If you don't have it all done right, the only ones to get away with your money will be the government and a few lawyers for other people.
There is a quick & dirty way to leave a car to someone without a will, but it's not exactly legal. To do that (in most states), just add their name onto the title papers "OR" owner (legal term "Jointly or severally") , such as "JOHN SMITH OR JANE SMITH". With the title showing that way, either one of the people can sell the car alone. But not if it's a joint "AND" title; "JOE SMITH AND JANE SMITH", as that would need both people alive to sign the car over. Technically you aren't playing the tax game according to the rules, but I don't always see anything immoral in cheating the government out of a little tax money.
My wife's & my papers are in a big mess. We realized that if she dies, her ex-husband might get all of hers AND my stuff
. Nobody wants to think about dying, I guess. I know I don't!
Charles
There is a quick & dirty way to leave a car to someone without a will, but it's not exactly legal. To do that (in most states), just add their name onto the title papers "OR" owner (legal term "Jointly or severally") , such as "JOHN SMITH OR JANE SMITH". With the title showing that way, either one of the people can sell the car alone. But not if it's a joint "AND" title; "JOE SMITH AND JANE SMITH", as that would need both people alive to sign the car over. Technically you aren't playing the tax game according to the rules, but I don't always see anything immoral in cheating the government out of a little tax money.
My wife's & my papers are in a big mess. We realized that if she dies, her ex-husband might get all of hers AND my stuff
. Nobody wants to think about dying, I guess. I know I don't!Charles
digimon7068
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while i would generally agree. . .if you have no "complications" (as discussed above), i would still stand by my original suggestion. . .if you don't have a wife or dependents or complicated investments or property holdings. . .you just have some "stuff" that you'd like to earmark for distribution, i think you can keep it pretty simple and not have any issues. . .you will need an executor though (and a second and maybe a third, if the first two are unable or unwilling to perform), because there will likely be some state inheritance tax issues that need to be dealt with, and you don't want to distribute all the assets and then find out that there is an inheritance tax bill that needs to be paid, and no assets left to pay it with.
