Last Will and Testament Form

Alaska Last Will and Testament Form

Single with Minor and Adult Children

This form is designed to be completed on your computer. Click in each field and enter the requested information.

Article / Field Completion Instructions

Field [1] - Your name

Field [2] - Your name

Field [3] - Your County of Residence

Article One

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

Article Three

This article is for you to specify specific property to go to a specific person. If you do not leave any, type none and delete the fields.

Article Four

This article is for you to leave your property and estate of every kind to your children equally, per stirpes.

Article Five

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

Article Seven

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

Article Eight

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

Article Nine

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

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.

Ending and Signature

All other blanks in the Will are typically completed by hand, such as the names of the witnesses, day, month and year executed, etc.

The self-proving affidavit is used to prove the Will and make the Will subject to probate. It is best to sign the Will in the presence of two witnesses and a notary public.

Last Will and Testament

State of Alaska

I, , of County, Alaska, 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, and all 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:

Article Four - All Property of Every Kind

I will, devise, bequeath and give all of my property and estate of every kind and character 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 such beneficiary’s share to my Trustee.

A. Trustee shall hold and administer the assets for health, education and general welfare.

B. Trustee may distribute income and principal in sole discretion.

C. As each Beneficiary reaches the age of years, the Trustee shall distribute that share. When the youngest Beneficiary reaches the age of years, the Trust shall terminate.

D. If a beneficiary dies before final distribution, the Trustee shall hold the share for living issue until age .

E. Personal and real property may be maintained or converted to cash as Trustee determines.

Article Six - Creditors of Beneficiaries

Neither the principal nor the income of any Trust provision 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.

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

I hereby appoint as Personal Representative of my estate and this Will. If unavailable, appoint .

Article Ten - Waiver of Bond, Inventory, Accounting, Reporting and Approval

My Personal Representative shall serve without bond, and I 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

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, 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.

I, , having signed this Will in the presence of and who attested it at my request on this the day of , 20 at , declare this to be my Last Will and Testament.

Witnesses

Alaska Self-Proving Affidavit

I, , the testator/testatrix, sign my name to this instrument this day of , 20, and being first duly sworn, do hereby declare that I sign and execute this instrument as my will.

We, the witnesses, sign our names to this instrument, being first duly sworn, and declare that the testator/testatrix signs and executes this instrument as the testator's/testatrix’s will.

Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me by , and subscribed and sworn to before me by and , this day of , 20.