The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24
Make -FOUR Win.

"I do not care to make will the law
will make good enough will for me;
but the experience of lawyers and bust
ness men shows that in ninety cases out
of hundred i'd is better tor the owner
of house or land or personal property
to leave clear directions In form which
the law viii reoognize as binding as to
the disposition Of his estate. At all
events before he decides not to make
will-to & die isttsstate," as lawyers say
-he should hare clearly before his
mind 4whas vii happen in due legal
cou1s after tbs death, not only as to the
G1iffvls,on Of b. f,lx.Arty, but as to the
|. xtra azlease aud delay which may be
| incurred by isss :a3i,we to name some
!. .cesgsonsshss pessea to set as his execu'
t3r.
Let I'll aeseaas7 thai a property
! oMner. wh<sra, or eonsenience sake, we
viii call b. ID. after the legal fashion,
has b vile ami three children, the young.
Esahof whom II not set twenty-one years
odd. and lot as. suppose that he will
leave read esta&A ahet Is, houses, land or
Eground rent, and personal estate (that
1 Il, stocks, bonds or money The law
1 viii then, Ia tho absences of will, di-
vide his property thus: The widow will
have one-thrd of the personal estate
absolutely. and the income of one-thlrd
of the real estate for her life. The re-
mainder of the property will be equally
divided among the three children; but
faEl the youngest is minor, guardian
/. must be appointed for him by the
Orphans Court of the county. Now
t5ais u very simple and favorable case
of satestacy, because most men wish
that their children sh,Il inherit equally ;
but even here there are several questions
which J. d. must ask himself before he
decides not to make will, for instance.
l. Do wish that my wife should have
more than one-third Of my estate?
2. Do I desire her to be the guardian
of my minor child?
} 3. If one Of my children is daughter,
do wish to give her a larger share than
her brothers?
: If J. d. answers yes to any OF these
questions, he must make will
Let us suppose, however, that j. d.
is satifed with the laws division Of his
estate. The next question concerns the
settlement of his personal property
All debts, funeral expenses, ect., mus
bo paid fro1a this, and the remainder
divided among his wife and children BY
a person who, if appointed by the will
4 is called an Executor and, if there il
p no will, is appointed by the Court, ant
a called an Administrator. An executo
s need not enter security; an administra
9 tor must. This security Is i'll man,
9 cases obtained with difficulty aud ex
s pense. Does J. d. desire his wife o
q friend to whom will be committed til
e settlement of his estate to be put to thi
t additional trouble? The writer ha
5 known more than one instance, amOI
0 people of narrow means, where wives
d possessing the entire confidence Of thei
g husbands, have been unable to take OF
y "letters of administration, as it
J. called, because they could not get til
IS necessary security.
, In short. all the evil consequence
e pointed out can be averted, if J. ID
% will 90 10 lawyer and instruct him
e draw q short will. Let us suppose thi
g he desires his property divided as til
u law divides the estates of intestate
a Then the will would run something liz
& this (unless J. D., is one of those ellen
D, who like fourishes and red tape, and
n forest of legal verblage):
'ee "This is my last will and testamen
ID devise and bequeath to my wife, A. d
10 one third of my real estate for life al
ID third of my personal estate abs
a, lutely. The residue Of my real al
ID personal estate shall be equally divid:
IT between my three children, +. D.,
ID D. and q. D. I hereby appoint II
e wife, A. D., guardian of the person al
IN estate of my son, Fl. D., during /
IN IN minority. l empower my execute
nt hereinafter named, at his discretion {
ne upon the request Of my wife and ch
a. aren), to sell my real estate, OF any pa
ne thereof, and make good title to the Pr
ne chaser thereof. [ appoint my frien
70 A. B., of the city of Philadelphia, e,
sutor of this, my last will and test
Ment."
n He must sign his name at the hottol
Is- and he should have two OF mors "
n nssses.
,s. This is very short and meagre wi
It, and usually other provisions you'd
v. added, expressing more in detail t
Il Intentions of tho testator; yet these +
cR lines would save money and time, a
he possibly insalculable vexation or trcai)
let Philadelphia Public Lager.
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