LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
(According to the State of Florida)
I, (insert name here) hereby declare this as my Last
Will and Testament set forth in the Laws for the State
of Florida. I am married, and have minor children.
FIRST: I give $60,000 plus one half of the
balance of everything I own to my surviving spouse,
and the other half to my children. I have crossed
my fingers that this will be sufficient for my surviving
spouse's support; otherwise, the children will have
to look after my surviving spouse.
SECOND: My surviving spouse shall be the Guardian
of our minor children, but as a safeguard I require
that my spouse report to the Probate Court each year
and render an accounting of how, why, and where they
money necessary for their proper care of my children
was spent.
THIRD: Of course, I want my children, when
they reach the age of eighteen (18), to be able to
spend their inheritance in any manner they choose.
It would be nice if they choose to spend some on their
education instead of cars, but I don't want any control
over that.
FOURTH: If my surviving spouse remarries,
the person he/she remarries and his/her children will
stand to inherit all that I have left to my spouse.
FIFTH: If my spouse dies before I do, I do
not want to select the Guardian of my children. I
would rather leave this up to our various relatives
and the Probate Court and hope they can select someone
my spouse and I would have wished to raise our children.
If my relatives cannot agree, I leave it up to the
Probate Court to select anyone, including a stranger
acceptable to the Court, even if my relatives don't
agree.
SIXTH: If I have no kin or if they predecease
me, I give all of my property to the State of Florida.
SEVENTH: I also understand that none of my
estate will go to any of the charities I have supported
during my life.
EIGHTH: I have heard there are some ways in
which estate taxes can be saved, but I have no interest
in this subject. Since I prefer to have my money used
for governmental purposes rather than to benefit my
family, church or community, I direct that no effort
be made to lower any of my taxes.
[no signature necessary] [no date needed]
[no witnesses needed]
