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\n \n Legal Wills\n <\/h1>\n \n Wills ensure your personal property, real estate, bank accounts, insurance policies, assets, money, and gifts are passed on.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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A will, also called a \u201clast will and testament,” is a legal document that specifies a person’s wishes for asset distribution after death. Without a will, a person would die \u201cintestate<\/a>,” and their assets would pass to others according to state law.<\/p>\n

This section provides information on how to create a will, why you need one, the types of wills, and what to do when there is an issue with an existing will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Making a Will\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/h2>\n \n