A Last Will and Testament normally contains several important elements, which include the following: 1.) Name a personal representative, aka executor, to serve as the fiduciary of the estate. The role of the personal representative is to collect the probate assets, handle creditor claims and eventually make distributions to the final beneficiaries. The Last Will and Testament often name a successor or alternative personal representative to serve in the event the first named person is unavailable. 2.) Name beneficiaries to receive assets. Some Wills identify specific assets to be distributed to particular individuals or entities. A common provision found in Wills, stipulates that all tangible personal property shall be distributed to the spouse, or the children of the decedent. Towards the end of the document there should always be a residual clause which states how all remaining property, not specifically identified, shall be distributed. 3.) The signature of the testator and two disinterested witnesses at the end of the Last Will and Testament. Itís also recommended that a self-proving affidavit be executed and attached at the end of the document. This affidavit allows the original Will to be submitted to the probate court without additional testimony from the witnesses.