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ILLINOIS LEGAL LIFE DOCUMENTS FOR NEWLY DIVORCED INDIVIDUALS

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U.S. Legal Forms™ thanks you for your purchase of a Newly Divorced Individuals Package. This package is an important tool to help you organize your legal affairs as you begin to think about entering a new stage of life. It contains key legal documents that are vital for you to maintain on file and safeguard in event of an emergency or unforeseen life event.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Form List with descriptions
2. Descriptions of Forms
3. Legal Document Storage information
4. Tips on Completing the Forms
5. Disclaimer

I. FORM LIST

With your Legal Life Documents for Newly Divorced Individuals package, you will find state specific forms that will help you prepare for and protect yourself and your loved ones from events that may affect your health, your finances and your affairs. The Legal Life Documents Forms for Newly Divorced Individuals package contains essential life documents, such as Will, Living Will, Name Change and Power of Attorney forms for your state. Other useful forms are also included to assist Newly Divorced Individuals in getting their legal life in order.

The documents in this package are written to comply with the laws of your state and include the following:

1. A Will that meets your specific needs
2. A Written Revocation of Prior Will
3. A General Power of Attorney with Durable Provisions
4. An Advance Health Care Directive
5. A Name Change Notification Form
6. A Personal Planning Information and Document Inventory Worksheet

II. DESCRIPTIONS OF FORMS

Brief descriptions of the forms contained in your U.S. Legal Forms™ Personal Planning Package are found below.

Last Will - Complete this form to detail in writing your wishes regarding who is to receive your property at death and who will administer your estate. It also enables you to appoint trustees or guardians, if applicable.

Revocation of Will - This Written Revocation of Will form is to revoke a prior will by separate written instrument. A separate revoking document is needed because when a new will is made, it will usually contain a clause revoking all prior wills. But what if the will containing the revocation clause is not favored by your heirs and they also have your old will which they do favor? Sometimes an unfavored will may be ignored by the heirs, destroyed or otherwise withheld from probate. Instead, a prior will is probated by your heirs. This written revocation is to make it clear that no prior will shall be probated and to provide additional evidence of your intent to revoke.

General Power of Attorney with Durable Provisions – This Power of Attorney is a statutory form which means it has been approved by the state legislature. It provides for the appointment of an attorney-in-fact (agent) for various matters, including property, finances, real estate, business, banking, litigation and many more options.

Statutory Advance Health Care Directive -This Statutory Living Will form allows you to express your wishes and desires if it is determined that your death will occur whether or not life-sustaining procedures are utilized and where the application of life-sustaining procedures would serve only to artificially prolong the dying process. It is a declaration that such procedures be withheld or withdrawn, and that you be permitted to die naturally with only the administration of medication or the performance of any medical procedure deemed necessary to provide you with comfortable care.

Name Change Notification Form - This form is for use after you have changed your name through a legal process. It is used to notify companies, organizations, government agencies and others of the name change.

Personal Planning Information and Document Inventory Worksheets - A Legal Life Document - This form enables you to document matters relevant to your life and personal planning such as the location of your important legal documents, names of relatives, contact information, medical information, financial asset inventory and more.

If you need additional information, please visit www.uslegalforms.com and look up forms by subject matter. You may also wish to visit our legal definitions page at http://definitions.uslegal.com/

III. LEGAL DOCUMENT STORAGE

Once you prepare legal documents and forms in your U.S. Legal Forms™ Essential Legal Life Documents Package, it is highly recommended that you keep forms together. An optional USLegal Life Documents Organizer – small or large size is available for purchase from www.uslegalforms.com to help store you legal documents.

Legal documents should also be kept in a very secure place such as a bank safe deposit box or personal home safe. You may wish to tell your attorney or a family member about the location of your Legal Life Documents Package in the event you are unable to communicate it to them when needed.

IV. TIPS ON COMPLETING THE FORMS

The form(s) in this packet may contain “form fields” created using Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (".pdf" format). “Form fields” facilitate completion of the forms using your computer. They do not limit your ability to print the form “in blank” and complete with a typewriter or by hand.

It is also helpful to be able to see the location of the form fields. Go to the View menu, click on Toolbars, and then select Forms. This will open the Forms toolbar. Look for the button on the Forms toolbar that resembles a shaded letter "a". Click this button and the form fields will be visible.

By clicking on the appropriate form field, you will be able to enter the needed information. In some instances, the form field and the line will disappear after information is entered. In other cases, it will not. The form was created to function in this manner.

V. DISCLAIMER

These materials were developed by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. based upon statutes and forms for the subject state. All information and Forms are subject to this Disclaimer:

All forms in this package are provided without any warranty, express or implied, as to their legal effect and completeness. Please use at your own risk. If you have a serious legal problem, we suggest that you consult an attorney in your state. U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. does not provide legal advice. The products offered by U.S. Legal Forms (USLF) are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.

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