Last Will & Testament Generator
Draft a standard legal will for personal estate planning.
Your Information (Testator)
Family & Guardianship
The person who will take custody of minor children.
Executor Details
The Executor is the person responsible for carrying out the instructions in your will.
In case the primary executor is unable or unwilling to serve.
Distribution of Assets
Leave specific items to specific people. (e.g., "My 1969 Mustang to my brother").
Who gets everything else (the "rest, residue, and remainder") after debts and specific gifts are paid?
I, ${data.name}, resident of ${data.address}, ${data.citystate}, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils previously made by me.
I declare that I am ${data.marital.toLowerCase()}.${data.marital === 'Married' ? ` My spouse's name is ${data.spouse}.` : ''}
`; if(state.children.length > 0) { html += `I have the following children: ${state.children.join(', ')}.
`; } else { html += `I have no children at the time of this Will.
`; } html += `I direct that all my legally enforceable debts, funeral expenses, and expenses of my last illness be paid as soon as practicable after my death.
`; html += `I appoint ${data.executor} as the Executor of this Will. If they are unable or unwilling to serve, I appoint ${data.altExecutor || "an alternative appointed by the court"} to serve as Executor. My Executor shall serve without bond.
`; if(state.children.length > 0 && data.guardian) { html += `If at my death any of my children are minors, I appoint ${data.guardian} as Guardian of their persons and estates.
`; } html += `I make the following specific bequests:
- `;
state.assets.forEach(a => {
html += `
- I give, devise, and bequeath my ${a.desc} to ${a.bene}. `; }); html += `
I make no specific bequests of tangible personal property in this section.
`; } html += `Residuary Estate: I give, devise, and bequeath all the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, of whatever kind and wherever situated, to ${data.residuary}.
`; html += `If any part of this Will is declared invalid, illegal, or inoperative for any reason, it is my intent that the remaining parts shall be effective and fully operative, and that any Court so interpreting this Will and any provision in it construe in favor of survival.
`; // Signatures html += `IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereby set my hand to this Last Will and Testament on this ______ day of _______________, 20____.
The foregoing instrument was signed, sealed, published, and declared by ${data.name}, the above-named Testator, to be his/her Last Will and Testament in our presence, all being present at the same time, and we, at his/her request and in his/her presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses on the date above written.
