Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-01-21
Have You Made Your Will?

because it is the last expression OF
human being in respect to his
property, his family and society
according to Attorney R. M. Wine
gardner Of McConnelsville, Ohio.
This is true because most of his
lifetime-his intelligence, his en-
ergy, his time-has been spent in
the acquisition of an estate. 1t
cost much. He planned; he work
ed: he worried. It follows Of course
that he should now want his estate
to serve as the biggest possible as
set to those he leaves behind. Plan
ming a will that will do the things a
person wants it to do is one of the
important problems in it's prepara-
ton.
The law provides ga person of
full age, of sound mind and men,
ory and not under restraint, may
make a will" 1t also provides:
every last will and testament shall
be in writing, either handwritten
or typewriter, and shall be signed
at the end thereof by the party
making 1t, or by some other person
in his presence and by his express
ed direction, and be attested and
subscribed in the presence of such
party by two or more competent
witnesses, who saw the testator
subscribe, or heard him acknowl-
edge his signature"
In the making of will it is i'm
portant that the spelling be ac
curate, the meaning of every word
perfectly clear, and each sentence
and part thereof shall be consistent
that the executor be provided with
ample power to sell, lease, execute
and deliver proper instruments of
writing, and have sufficient power
to settle debts, if the estate is to
be administered without difficulty.
1t often happens that one word or
one phrase in will may change its
entire meaning. Care should be
exercised therefore in the making
of a will.
Since the law gives every person
the opportunity to make a will for
the proper disposition of his or her
property, then it follows that unless
such person exercise this option
the law will step in and administer
the estate of such deceased person
as follows: New law effective jan
uary 1, 1922.
Il. IL there be no surviving
spouse, to the children of such in
testate or their lineal descendants,
per stripes.
2. If there be spouse and one
child, or its lineal descendants, sur
viving, one-half to the surviving
spouse and one-half to such child or
its lineal descendants, per stripes.
3. If there be spouse and
more than one child, or their lineal
descendants, surviving, one-third to
the surviving spouse and the re-
mainder to the children equally, or
to the lineal descendants of any de-
ceased child, per stripes.
4. If there be no children, or
their lineal descendants, three
fourths to the surviving spouse and
one-fourth to the parents of the in
testate equally, or to the surviving
parent; if there be no parents, then
the whole to the surviving spouse.
s. If there be no spouse and no
or their lineal descend
ants, to the parents of such intes-
tate equally, or the survivor of such
parents.
g.. If there be no spouse, no
children, or their lineal descend
ants, and no parent surviving. to
the brothers and sisters, whether
Of the whole or of the half blood
of the intestate or their lineal des-
per stripes.
z. If there be no such brothers I
Dr. sisters or their lineal descend
ants, the property in the estate
shall pass to the grandparents of
he intestate equally, or to the sur
yivor or survivors of such grand /
parents.
8. If there be no grandparent
or grandparents, then to the lineal /
descendants, if any, of such grand I
parent or grandparents, per stripes:
t none, then to the next of kin of
he intestate, per stripes. There
shall be no representation among
leXt of kin.
8. II there be no next of kin,
o stepchildren or their lineal des
;endants, per stripes.
10. If there be no stepchildren
'r their lineal descendants, escheat
o the State Of Ohio"