WILLS- TRUST QUESTIONNAIRE
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Name:___________________________________________________ Birth Date _____________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
_____male ______female
___married ____ once____ several ______widow(er) _____divorced _____single
Telephone number(s):_________________________________
E-Mail #:___________________________________________
Name of spouse:______________________________________
Children: __NONE _____1 _____2 ______3 _____4 Other:______
______more children are anticipated
______no child, but children are anticipated
Adopted children are to be ____expressly included, ____expressly excluded or
____this Will is to be silent on the subject.
Name(s) of Children and ages:
______________________________ _______________________________
______________________________ _______________________________
______________________________ _______________________________
Approximate assets of the testator: $__________________
Real Estate Owned: _____________________________________________________
How Held: Jointly_______________ Sole Owner__________
Property To Be Sold At time of Death?:_______
How are the personal effects and other tangible personal property to be bequeathed?
________all to the spouse
________all to the children
________as provided with regard to the residuary estate
________all to one beneficiary (enter name):_____________________________
________OTHER (describe disposition and shares): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The rest of your estate is to be distributed as follows -
______all to my spouse outright
______if my spouse dies before me I give the rest of my estate to:
my children_______________
other:_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
______a minimum bequest to spouse (disinheriting spouse to the
extent permitted by law) [balance to ______the children or
______other beneficiaries (list):
_______________________________________________________
______to my children and their issue
______to one beneficiary outright
______to more than one beneficiary, in ____equal or ____unequal shares, either
Enter any specifics: _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
A beneficiary is to be deemed a "minor", whose legacy should be held
in trust, if he is under the age of -
_____18 _____19 _____21 _____25
If a child of the testator is a minor, are bequests to the child to be -
______held in trust [by ____a TRUSTEE or ______the executor] until
child attains majority
Appoint as executor:
____ my spouse _______________________________________________________
_____other executor ____________________________________________________
_____ Do you want a backup executor_____________________________________________
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IF THERE IS TO BE A TRUST -
_____one trustee?
_____one trustee and one or more successor trustee?
Enter the name(s) of the trustee(s) and relationship to the testator:
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_____a trustee is also a beneficiary (if so, you should have a
co-trustee)
_____create a single trust, rather than separate trusts, for
minor children (permitting unequal payments)
_____if a minor grandchild becomes a beneficiary, bequest must
be held in trust
_____trustee may liquidate a trust for a minor to the minor's guardian
If there are minor children, do you wish to appoint:
_____one guardian
_____one guardian plus a back-up guardian
_____no guardian is to be appointed in this Will
Enter the name(s) of the guardian(s) and relationship to testator:
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS:
__"Living Will" (withdrawing medical treatment if the
testator is terminally ill) Enter names, addresses and
telephone no. of agent or agents (including the spouse) to act
if testator is incapacitated:
Name:________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________
Phone:________________________________________________
Back-Up:______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
_____Funeral arrangements -
____cremation _____die at home ____ medical or scientific purposes
____buried with military honors ____no mention
Durable Power of Attorney:
_______ effective upon disability in the future
_______ effective immediately
Names and address(es) of person(s) to be appointed for Power of Attorney:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
______ Successor Attorney-in-Fact? _______ Co-Attorney? _______
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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