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- 1 - ILLINOIS WILL INSTRUCTIONS Divorced not Remarried with Adult Children U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. http://www.uslegalforms.com 1. 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: _____________________________[1] will become JOHN DOE. If you ordered and received this Will in hard copy, you may also use these instructions to complete the will, leaving the reference numbers, and placing the names, etc you desire next to the field numbers. 2. The Will contains Articles which cover various matters. The information below is designed to assist you in completing the fields contained in the articles of the Will. 3. Article / Field Completion Instructions Field [1] - Your name. Field [2] - Your name Field [3] - Your County of Residence. ARTICLE ONE Field [4] - Type the name of your ex-spouse. Fields [5] – [10] Type the names and birth dates of all children.
Article [11] - write the date of your deaths, age and the names of your heirs. Article [12] - write: 1. In lieu of having a will; this will be recorded as an act of my life dated your death. [if you do not have life insurance which may be payable upon death] 2. In lieu if having a will; the proceeds of the sale of my assets would then belong to my heirs to be received by them. [if you do not have life insurance which may be payable upon death] field [15] - write your state name, date of birth, and place of residence. Field [15] is optional. Article [22] - for purposes of the will, if both biological parents are deceased it will be called “my mother", if only the biological father is dead it will be called “my father". Article [23] - a parent who was the child of a marriage is called a child in this will. However, when two people divorced, the court will call each one their former spouse. Thus, the will be recorded as an "act of both". Example: article [23] - - john doe has 3 children: a, c and m. When divorced from John Doe: "john doe having divorced his wife c having married her m is the child of a, c and m having separated John Doe having married her m now is the child of c, a and m.” article two field [5] - a will has provisions which allow you to change the order of the living parents of children you will provide for. To do so, leave the words below on the appropriate page where the will states their positions. The first name of the living parent should be the first line. You should then write the name you would like them to be. Then write your child's first name. The last name should be the second line and so on. Example: Jane Doe has four children, bachelors, robert, Jane and charles charles will be the "child of Jane and robert", and therefore will be first in the list. Field [12] field [9] - if you marry after having been married before, you should not be required to provide for children who were born before you married. If you marry before having been married, you will simply be required.