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CALIFORNIA LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
[Name of Testator]
I,
[Name of Testator], a resident of
, California, being of sound and disposing mind and memory and over the age of
eighteen (18) years or lawfully married or having been lawfully married or a member of the armed forces of
the United States or a member of an auxiliary of the armed forces of the United States or a member of the
maritime service of the United States, and not being actuated by any duress, menace, fraud, mistake, or
undue influence, do make, publish, and declare this to be my last Will, hereby expressly revoking all Wills
and Codicils previously made by me.
I. MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN
I am married to
, and all references in this Will to my
[husband or wife] are references to
[him or her]. I have the
following children:
Name:
Date of Birth:
Name:
Date of Birth:
Name:
Date of Birth:
Name:
Date of Birth:
II. EXECUTOR: I appoint
as Executor of this my Last Will
and Testament and provide if this Executor is unable or unwilling to serve then I appoint
as alternate Executor. My Executor shall be authorized to
carry out all provisions of this Will and pay my just debts, obligations and funeral expenses.
III. GUARDIAN: In the event I shall die as the sole parent of minor children, then I appoint
as Guardian of said minor children. If this named Guardian is
unable or unwilling to serve, then I appoint
as alternate
Guardian.
IV. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF SPOUSE: In the event that my
[wife or husband]
shall die simultaneously with me or there is no direct evidence to establish that my
[wife or husband] and I died other than simultaneously, I direct that I shall be deemed to have survived my
[wife or husband], notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and that the
provisions of my Will shall be construed on such presumption.
V. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF BENEFICIARY: If any beneficiary of this Will, including any beneficiary of
any trust established by this Will, other than my
[wife or husband], shall die within 30
days of my death or prior to the distribution of my estate, I hereby declare that I shall be deemed to have
survived such person.
VI. BEQUESTS:
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: