How to Make an Illinois Will: With Forms (Self-Help Law Kit With Forms) [Paperback]

Diana Brodman Summers (Author), Mark Warda (Author)

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Series: Self-Help Law Kit With Forms | Publication Date: November 1998

Do you know who will get your property if you die without a will? How to Make an Illinois Will explains Illinois law regarding wills and joint property and includes ready-to-use forms. It will show you how to quickly, easily and inexpensively set up the distribution of your estate. Did you know? You can prepare your own will You can decide who will care for your minor children Joint ownership might overrule your will Your spouse can overrule your will Getting married can invalidate your will Some property may be exempt from your will You can avoid probate with a simple bank account Your will does not have to be recorded--it can be kept secret until your death You can forbid the use of artificial life-support systems if you become terminally ill

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About the Author

Diana Brodman Summers has an undergraduate degree from Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois, and a J.D. from DePaul College of Law, Chicago, Illinois. Diana is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She is an arbitrator for Cook and DuPage counties. Mark Warda received his B.A. from the University of Illinois in Chicago and his J.D. from the University of Illinois in Champaign. He practiced law in Clearwater, Florida, then gave up a busy practice to publish self-help law books. He has written or co-authored over forty books, including How to Negotiate Real Estate Contracts.

Product Details

Paperback: 115 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc; 2 edition (November 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1570714150
ISBN-13: 978-1570714153
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,351,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Whether you create your own will or have an attorney prepare one as part of your estate plan, there are preliminary things that you will need to do. Read the first page

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undersigned officer that the testator, interest therein without court order, event that any beneficiary, date subscribed, lineal descendants per stirpes, guardian over the person, knowledge testator, following personal property, voluntary act for the purposes, alternate executor, hereby nominate, hereby revoking, foregoing instrument, hereunto subscribed our names, witnesses thereto, remainder clause, health care power, successor agent, fullest power, said guardian, estate planning attorney, commission number, anatomical gift

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Real Estate by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter

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