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| ==Title of article should be revised== | |||
| The title of this article should either be ''Last'' will and testament; or simply Wills. The latter generally is preferred; but the salient point in any case is that the document records you ''last'' will, in the original sense of the verb and noun. | |||
| Anyone know what the UK statute is which governs the creation of wills? | |||
| :The title perhaps should be "Will (law)". There apparently was a redirect from "Will(law)" (no space) but I don't know the history and the issue with that redirect may have been the absence of a space. ] (]) 22:50, 24 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
| *I'm hoping someone with more up-to-date knowledge than mine will leap in, here, but a starting point is the Wills Act 1837 (especially section 9). ] 10:20, 7 February 2006 (UTC) | |||
| Sadly that act still governs New Zealand! Despite which I am seriously worried this article states what the law is without saying which country that law applies to. There is more the world that the U.S. of A. and England, dammit! :-)] 04:08, 18 June 2006 (UTC)]] 04:08, 18 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| Hi, there are several acts that govern the UK Wills area. There is the 1925 Estate act and also the UK succession act. The UK succession act ammended in 2005 should be what you are after. There is also little difference in legal aspects from amongst the aforementioned counteries since all their original law structures were english. Thomas - www.global-wills.com | |||
| =What to do with a Will after it is signed?= | |||
| Should the article contain any explanation of what to do with a will after it is created and signed? To whom should copies be given? What should be done with the original? Is it necessary or desirable to have a lawyer keep it? How does the will end up in the hands of the Probate Judge? I don't know the answers, but it might be important. ] 19:02, 17 February 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ==How old to write a will?== | |||
| How old do you have to be to make a will in the UK? ] 21:47, 19 February 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ==Howard Hughes== | |||
| According to wikipedia's Howard Hughes site, Howard Hughes died with a will. I think the person who included that information was getting his syntax confused. Howard Hughes died with a will, but it was created before the birth of his son, so his son was a pretermitted son and was given a son's share of Howard Hughes, Sr.'s estate. I will leave it to someone else to investigate and change. | |||
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| Are there wills in the civil law system? If so, it seems like serious bias for an article called "Wills (law)" to be about only common-law wills. If not, something in the article should mention and link to property disposition in the civil law system - maybe just a brief section that says something like "Wills do not exist in the civil law system. Instead, property is distributed through " ] 05:09, 6 March 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == Article incomplete == | |||
| How about some material on how a will is executed, what the executor does, what the lawyer does, what the probate court does. How is final settlement achieved? If a man's estate consists of $10,000 in savings and he leaves $7,500 to each of two sons, what happens? If a woman has a house and $10,000 and leaves the house to one of two daughters and $50,000 to the other, what happens? There's just a whole lot more to a will than is covered here. ] 17:40, 8 September 2007 (UTC) | |||
| Actually, perhaps the above considerations belong in the article on probate. But they are not covered there either.] 17:45, 8 September 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == Wills and life insurance == | |||
| Someone has a life insurance policy on my life. He is the owner, he pays the premiums, he is also the beneficiary. I don't want him to be. He will not change the policy and list who I do wnnt as the beneficiary. If I write a will and say who I want to be the beneficiary of my life insurance, will this superceed the insurance policy? <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 23:17, 18 December 2008 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | |||
| == Who can view a Will == | |||
| Have a situation where an Uncle revoked current durable power of Attorney while the person is suffering from dimensia. He is a brother and the previous holder was a niece. Now as durable power of attorney thinks he has the right to see the will of the person he represents as dpoa. Does this not violate the rights of the testator? | |||
| I think he wants to change the executor and thinks he has that right as holding of Durable power of Attorney(limited to financial matters only) | |||
| ] (]) 23:12, 2 February 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Inappropriate link == | == Inappropriate link == | ||
| The link to Rockwill seems totally inappropriate. | The link to Rockwill seems totally inappropriate. | ||
| :This appears to be resolved. ] (]) 22:43, 24 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ⚫ | == Video wills? == | ||
| == Need Help Correcting an Error == | |||
| This is the first time that I ever tried to correct a Misplaced Pages article so rather than screw it up I thought that I would let a professional handle it. | |||
| The article mentions holographic wills and dictated wills, but what about video wills? They've been around for decades now! It seems like it would be hard to claim that a video will doesn't reflect the intentions of the maker, so they should be at least as valid as holographic wills, but what does the law actually say? ] (]) 03:54, 26 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
| In the Article it says "Though most people are aware that they need a will, as many as 66% of Americans, according to Consumer Reports, don't have one." The correct number should be 56% and not 66%. This number is derived from a Consumer Reports Article located at http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/babies-kids/baby-toddler/money-tips-for-new-parents-10-07/your-will-a-how-to-for-new-parents/your-will-a-how-to-for-new-parents.htm?view=Print where it is stated that "Just about everybody needs a will, but only 44 percent of Americans have one, according to a recent survey." If 44% have a will then 56% don't have a will. It can't be 66% not having a will because that would add up to 110% (44%+66%=110%). | |||
| : The answer to that depends upon the jurisdiction. In the jurisdictions I'm familiar with, the concept of a video will is a bit of a misnomer, with its being a video that should be prepared and presented in association with a written will that meets the requirements of state law. It may be a subtopic worth developing, if somebody wants to take it on and can find appropriate sources. ] (]) 22:45, 24 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| :This appears to have been resolved with the deletion of the redirect. ] (]) 22:45, 24 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
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Title of article should be revised
The title of this article should either be Last will and testament; or simply Wills. The latter generally is preferred; but the salient point in any case is that the document records you last will, in the original sense of the verb and noun.
- The title perhaps should be "Will (law)". There apparently was a redirect from "Will(law)" (no space) but I don't know the history and the issue with that redirect may have been the absence of a space. Arllaw (talk) 22:50, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Inappropriate link
The link to Rockwill seems totally inappropriate.
- This appears to be resolved. Arllaw (talk) 22:43, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Video wills?
The article mentions holographic wills and dictated wills, but what about video wills? They've been around for decades now! It seems like it would be hard to claim that a video will doesn't reflect the intentions of the maker, so they should be at least as valid as holographic wills, but what does the law actually say? Critterkeeper (talk) 03:54, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
- The answer to that depends upon the jurisdiction. In the jurisdictions I'm familiar with, the concept of a video will is a bit of a misnomer, with its being a video that should be prepared and presented in association with a written will that meets the requirements of state law. It may be a subtopic worth developing, if somebody wants to take it on and can find appropriate sources. Arllaw (talk) 22:45, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
"Will(law)" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect Will(law) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 November 15 § Will(law) until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 21:13, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
- This appears to have been resolved with the deletion of the redirect. Arllaw (talk) 22:45, 24 April 2024 (UTC)