Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-06-27
Make Your VIII.

It is vary common to hsar mon say, ST do not care te make will the law v0 mako good enough will for me ;" but the sxpee4enCs q lawyers and busi- ness nen sheWV that in ninety cases out sf huadrsa 1t is better ter the ow1ar e& honso CT land CT personal property to laavo clear directions ia form which the law wA rseA0ni1e e binding e te the deposition of his estate. At ell events befope he decides net to mako . wA-te " dis S,stsst0te," ss lawyers say -he shsuid have eleasly before his mind w4at wih happen in due legal division of his property, but as to the extra sxpsnas end delay which may be incurred by his failure to name some parson t0 act e his execu- ter.
 Let 1t be assumed that . property svnsr, wAsna, for convenience sake, we will oaA J. D., after the legal fashion, has . wifs and three children, the young ct ef whsm is ret yet twsnty-oas ysafs Oad, and let us suppose that he will lsaws red estate (that ii, houses, lend CT ground 1ant,) and personal estate tthat n, steaA, bonds or mo1ey.) The laW Wtn tben, ia the absence of . will, 6. viAs h1s property thus: The widow will have e-tkIrd q the personal estate dBsslutee1, aa1 the inoelAe of onA- third of Shs red estate for her Nc. The re- nai1dsr k the property will be equally ai~ileoa among the three children but as tAs ysan0est h Ainos, . guardian must b. appointed for him by the OzPhAas' Coast cf tho county. Now this is very simple and favorable caAs ct t.4aseae{; hseause nest .sea y,sh byt etsa haes 1Asrs are eevssel 4usstiens deaiAas not to make . will, for instaaoe.
 l. Bo wish that my wife should have more thaa oas-thirA of my estate2
 {. Do desire her to bs the guardian ef my miner eAla2
 8. N ons of my children is . daughter, Ao WiSh to give her . larger share tha1 her brothexs?
 II J. D. answers yes to aAy of these questions, he must make . wiA.
 Let us snPposs, heweysr. that J. p. is sat1aeA wi2A the laws division of His essaAs. The nsxt question concerns the 4efAa4Asnt of his personal peoperty. Al debts, funeral expenses, eot., must Re naid from this, and the remainder dtvidsd among his wife and ohld7en by . persen who, if appointed by the will, il called an ExoCator and, If there is no MI, is appointed by the Court, and called an kdniAistpatoH. An exscutof need net cater security; an adninistra- tor must This aeearity is in many cases obtained with dzAculty and OK pense. Docs J. l. desire hi. vie or fheeA ts when VIII be committed ths aAa5tioad troable2 The writer has ,~nra <A~n ana in peerAs q 4akrew means, where wives, noiS6soi10 fhe entire confidence of their k~xbaAds, have bsea unable to take out "letAers of administration" as it ia eaAsd, because they could not get the necessary security.
 h short, aA the evil consequences pointed out can be averted, if J. D., vii go to . lawyer and instruct him te draw short will. Let us suppose that he dssirss his property divided as the law divides tho estates of iAtestates Then the will would run something ik. this (,aaless J. B., is one of those clients whe Ike Aeuxishes and red tape, and fereeS ef legal verSiage(:
 "Fhis il my last win and testament devise and bsqusath to my wife, A. B.
 c1s-thifd of my real estate for life an,
 one-thifa of my personal estate abso lately. IAe reNdle Of my real anI
 pessoael estate shall be equally divide.
 between my thres ohildren, F. D., c
 D. and Fl. D. I hereby appoint m, wife, A. D., guardian of the person an!
 estats ef my son, H. D., during hi
 1ainesiAf. I empower my exeeutor
 hsreina}ter named, at bis discretion Co
 upon the ss4nest of ny wife and chil
 dsea), te sell my real estate, or any par
 thsreof, and make good title to the fnr
 chaser thereof. appoint nay friend
 4. B., of the city of Philadelphia, exe
 satsx of this, my last will and testa
 neat"
 He must sign his name at the bottom
 and he should have two or more vii
 ds is : very short and meagre will
 and u.ually othsr provisions Would D
 adaea, expressing more in detail tn
 iDtmisns of the testator; yet these fe'
 haes would save money and time, an
 possibly inoslculsble vexation or trouble
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