The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-28
WHAT WOMEN SHOULD KNOW
 ABOUT BEQUEATHING PROPERTY

you have placed it for afe-keeping. Or you can make record of the trans action in writing, leaving 1t where 1t will be found after your death.
 What is the object of my making a will? Why cannot my property be distributed after my death according to the law of the .state in which live2"-One Who Has Just Come of Age.
 Possibly there Is no object This de- depends on the State you live in and your individual wishes. Generally, however good reasons for making wills are the protection of those near you, the choice of an executor to administer status of your family and provision for charity. These reasons usually prompt persons to make will and not leave The division of wha: they have to the general laws.
 Can you give me some idea as to the ability of an unmarried woman to make a will and If I marry will I be obliged to make a new will?-Uncer- tainty.
 A single woman has the same power to make will as man. Formerly the wifi of an unmarried woman was revoked by her subsequent marriage. AS you do not state where you live, l can only advise you to find out the law of that particular State, as few States still hold to this law.
 'I am a married woman and own property. Kindly tell me If I can dis pose of 1t by will as freely as though I were unmarried?"-AnA Anxious Cues tioner.
 A married woman may ordinarily dis of al with out her husbands consent. but she can not dispose of her real estate so as to deprive him of any interest in 1t to which he would be entitled by law on her dying without making will. This law in regard to real estate holds good in the case of a husband. man can not dispose of his property so as to deprive his wife of her statutory in terest therein. New York has an odd provision to the effect that no woman leaving a husband. child or parent can will more than one-half of her estate to charity.
 "I wish to leave all of my estate to charity. Are there more requisites in the making of such a will than in the case of leaving to relatives?"-A Chris tian Endeavorer.
 This depends on the laws of the State in which you live. In some States, charitable and religious DequeStS are invalid in case the person making the will dies within one year from the time of making it, leaving children.
 What is meant by statuatory inter est in property?"-A Stenographer
 A statutory interest in property is the right married person has in the property. upon the death of husband or wife This is given by the law of the State and varies in different States. In most States woman has what is called dover right, which Is one third interest in the estate of her hus- band at his death. In Texas woman has what is called community inter est in her husbands property This means that she owns one-half interest in the property acquired by her hus- band during their marriage. This on the theory that she contributes equally with him in accommodating the prop erty.
 T made my will several years ago, but now desire to change 1t. Am l at liberty to do so, and what is the best method for me to pursue"'-An Aged Woman.
 Yes. you can change your will any time before death You can do this by adding to 1t writing containing the desired change. This is called a codi- ciI, and should be executed with the same regard to legal requirements as the original will demands. A better plan is for you to destroy your old will and make a new one. This will avoid comrIIcation If you desire to make many alterations.