Arizona Last Will and Testament Form

Arizona Last Will and Testament Form

ARIZONA WILL INSTRUCTIONS
Single with Minor and Adult Children

This will is designed to be completed on your computer. To do so, use your mouse and click on each field which will be highlighted in gray. This will replace the gray with the words you type.

Example: will become JOHN DOE.

Article / Field Completion Instructions

Field [1] - Your name.

Field [2] - Your name.

Field [3] - Your County of Residence.

ARTICLE ONE

Field [4] – [9] Type the name(s) and birth date(s) for all of your children.

ARTICLE FOUR

This article is for you to leave your property and estate of every kind to your children equally, per stirpes. Per stirpes means that the descendants of any children that predecease you will receive their deceased parents share.

Field [28]

ARTICLE FIVE

This article is to provide for establishment of a trust on behalf of minor beneficiaries:

Field [31] years

Fields [32-34]

ARTICLE SEVEN

This article is for you to appoint a Trustee and successor Trustee. This must be an adult.

Field [36]

Field [37]

ARTICLE EIGHT

This article provides for the appointment of a guardian of minor children.

Field [38]

Field [39] years

ARTICLE NINE

This article is to provide for the appointment of a Personal Representative and successor Personal Representative.

Field [41]

Field [42]

ARTICLE TWELVE

All parts of Article 12 are optional. Complete as desired. Be sure to write your initials for any of these items you desire to apply.

Field [43]

Field [44]

Field [45]

ENDING AND SIGNATURE

Fields [46] - [52] Your name.

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF

I, , of County, Arizona, being of legal age and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not acting under duress, menace, fraud, or undue influence of any person, do make, declare and publish this to be my Will and hereby revoke any Will or Codicil I may have made.

ARTICLE ONE

Marriage and Children

I am single (not married). I am a parent of the following children:

Name: Date of Birth:

Name: Date of Birth:

Name: Date of Birth:

ARTICLE TWO

Debts and Expenses

I direct my Personal Representative to pay all costs and expenses of my last illness and funeral expenses. I further direct my Personal Representative to pay all of my just debts that may be probated, registered and allowed against my estate.

ARTICLE THREE

Specific Bequests of Real and/or Personal Property

I will, give and bequeath unto the persons named below, if he or she survives me, the Property described below:

Name Address Relationship

Property:

Name Address Relationship

Property:

Name Address Relationship

Property:

ARTICLE FOUR

All Property of Every Kind

I will, devise, bequeath and give all of my property and estate of every kind and character, including, but not limited to, real and personal property in which I may have an interest at the date of my death and which is not otherwise effectively disposed of, to my child(ren) .

ARTICLE FIVE

Property To Vest In Trustee for Child Beneficiary

If any of my children are under the age of years of age on the date of my death, then I direct that my Personal Representative shall transfer, assign and deliver over to my Trustee, named below, such beneficiary’s share of my estate and the objects of property described herein.

A. The Trustee shall hold and administer the assets of the Trust for the use and benefit of the Beneficiaries for the purpose of providing for their health, education and general welfare.

B. The Trustee may in his or her discretion distribute income and principal as necessary.

C. As each Beneficiary herein reaches the age of years, the Trustee shall distribute to said beneficiary his or her share of the trust principal and income.

D. In the event of the death of any Beneficiary prior to final distribution, the Trustee shall administer the trust for living issue until they reach the age of years.

E. Personal and real property may be maintained or converted to cash as my Trustee shall determine.

ARTICLE SIX

Creditors of Beneficiaries

Neither the principal nor the income of any Trust provision contained in this Will shall be liable for the debts of any Beneficiary.

ARTICLE SEVEN

Appointment of Trustee

I appoint , or if the appointee fails to qualify or cease to act, I appoint , as Trustee of the Trust provisions of this Will.

ARTICLE EIGHT

Appointment of Guardian

I appoint , as guardian of my children who may be under the age of years.

ARTICLE NINE

Appointment of Personal Representative, Executor or Executrix

I hereby appoint , as Personal Representative of my estate and this Will. In the event my Personal Representative shall predecease me, or, for any reason, shall fail to qualify or cease to act as my Personal Representative, then I hereby appoint to serve as successor Personal Representative of my estate and Will.

ARTICLE TEN

Waiver of Bond, Inventory, Accounting, Reporting and Approval

My Personal Representative and successor Personal Representative shall serve without any bond, and I hereby waive the necessity of preparing or filing any inventory, accounting, appraisal, reporting, approvals or final appraisement of my estate.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

Powers of Personal Representative, Executor and Executrix

I direct that my Personal Representative shall have broad discretion in the administration of my Estate, without the necessity of Court approval.

ARTICLE TWELVE

Construction Intentions and Misc. Provisions

It is my intent that this Will be interpreted according to the following provisions:

If any person named herein is indebted to me at the time of my death and such indebtedness be evidenced by a valid Promissory Note payable to me, then such person’s portion of my estate shall be diminished by the amount of such debt.

Any and all debts of my estate shall first be paid from my residuary estate.

I desire to be buried in the cemetery in County, .

I direct that my remains be cremated and that the ashes be disposed of according to the wishes of my Executor.