TEN REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A WILL
- Write a Will or the State of Florida will write one for you. With a Will, you choose your beneficiaries and dictate the terms of disbursement.
- Select the person who will handle your affairs.
- Create trust provisions for minor persons and young adults. Without a trust, a child can have full access to your assets at age 18, even if he or she is too immature to handle it.
- Nominate a guardian for your minor children.
- Preserve governmental benefits for a disabled person. You can set up a special needs trust under your Will.
- Protect an inheritance against divorce and lawsuits. Under a trust created under your Will, you can create a “spendthrift” provision.
- Protect your children’s inheritances from a second marriage. Under a trust created under your Will, you can limit your spouse’s inheritance so that when he or she dies, your children receive the remaining principal.
- Special instructions. You can leave burial and funeral instructions in your will and provide that a written list of personal property will be incorporated in your Will.
- Make a gift to charity. With a Will, you can leave some money to a favorite charity.
- Give yourself peace of mind. You will know that you put your affairs in order and your family will know that you cared enough to do so.
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