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In​ ​the​ ​simplest​ ​form​ ​the​ ​​ ​principal​ ​purpose​ ​of​ ​a​ ​Will​ ​is​ ​to​ ​allow​ ​you​ ​to​ ​direct​ ​how​ ​any assets​ ​you​ ​have​ ​accumulated​ ​will​ ​be​ ​distributed​ ​upon​ ​death.​ ​It​ ​also​ ​allows​ ​you​ ​to​ ​name the​ ​person(s)​ ​(your​ ​executor)​ ​who​ ​will​ ​have​ ​the​ ​authority​ ​and​ ​responsibility​ ​to​ ​carry​ ​out your​ ​wishes.​ ​Clearly​ ​if​ ​you​ ​have​ ​young​ ​children​ ​it​ ​is​ ​critical​ ​that​ ​you​ ​make​ ​provision​ ​for such​ ​items​ ​as​ ​naming​ ​a​ ​guardian,​ ​setting​ ​up​ ​a​ ​trust​ ​so​ ​estate​ ​funds​ ​can​ ​be​ ​used​ ​for their​ ​maintenance​ ​and​ ​care​ ​and​ ​so​ ​forth.​ ​Many​ ​people​ ​,​ ​based​ ​on​ ​the​ ​balance​ ​in​ ​their bank​ ​account,​ ​feel​ ​they​ ​don’t​ ​have​ ​enough​ ​assets​ ​to​ ​bother​ ​making​ ​a​ ​Will..​ ​From​ ​our experience,​ ​​ ​regardless​ ​of​ ​your​ ​age​ ​if​ ​you​ ​have​ ​entered​ ​the​ ​workforce​ ​the​ ​old​ ​saying often​ ​applies​ ​“you​ ​are​ ​worth​ ​more​ ​dead​ ​than​ ​alive”……​ ​by​ ​that​ ​we​ ​mean​ ​most​ ​younger persons​ ​can​ ​secure​ ​a​ ​relatively​ ​cheap​ ​term​ ​life​ ​insurance;​ ​most​ ​often​ ​associated​ ​with company​ ​health​ ​plans​ ​there​ ​is​ ​a​ ​mandatory​ ​life​ ​ins​ ​component,​ ​many​ ​people​ ​have​ ​their Mortgages​ ​insured​ ​so​ ​upon​ ​death​ ​what​ ​may​ ​have​ ​been​ ​considered​ ​a​ ​burden​ ​(monthly Mortgage​ ​payments)​ ​immediately​ ​becomes​ ​a​ ​high​ ​valued​ ​asset​ ​which​ ​should​ ​be​ ​dealt with​ ​through​ ​your​ ​Will.

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