If a person dies without a will, the state has created an "intestate succession" plan to determine inheritance. Any assets not inherited by relatives are given to the county where the deceased lived through a process called "escheat." A will allows a person to specify how their estate should be distributed after their death and avoid default state laws. It is important to review existing wills after major life changes, like divorce, marriage, birth or death of heirs to ensure the will still reflects one's wishes.

3. • Each client’s needs are different
• The clock is always ticking…

4. • Each client’s needs are different
• The clock is always ticking…

6. Trick question
Actually everyone has a “Will”…if you don’t do it
yourself, the state has made one for you – called
“intestate succession”
And if the state can’t find anyone to inherit your
estate, the county where you lived gets it by
“escheat!”

7. Trick question
Actually everyone has a “Will”…if you don’t do it
yourself, the state has made one for you – called
“intestate succession”
And if the state can’t find anyone to inherit your
estate, the county where you lived gets it by
“escheat!”

8. Trick question
Actually everyone has a “Will”…if you don’t do it
yourself, the state has made one for you – called
“intestate succession”
And if the state can’t find anyone to inherit your
estate, the county where you lived gets it by
“escheat!”

13. Surviving parents (share the entire
estate equally if both survive)
Brothers and sisters (and
descendants of predeceased
brothers and sisters)
Grandparents, uncles and aunts
(and descendants of predeceased
uncles and aunts)

19. Minimum Age
Written Document Required
Nuncupative Wills (Oral)
Holographic Wills
(Handwritten, Unwitnessed)
Number of Witnesses
Required
Self-Proving Affidavit
Statutory Form for Self-
Proving Affidavit

20. Minimum Age
Written Document Required
Nuncupative Wills (Oral)
Holographic Wills
(Handwritten, Unwitnessed)
Number of Witnesses
Required
Self-Proving Affidavit
Statutory Form for Self-
Proving Affidavit

21. Minimum Age
Written Document Required
Nuncupative Wills (Oral)
Holographic Wills
(Handwritten, Unwitnessed)
Number of Witnesses
Required
Self-Proving Affidavit
Statutory Form for Self-
Proving Affidavit

22. Minimum Age
Written Document Required
Nuncupative Wills (Oral)
Holographic Wills
(Handwritten, Unwitnessed)
Number of Witnesses
Required
Self-Proving Affidavit
Statutory Form for Self-
Proving Affidavit

23. Minimum Age
Written Document Required
Nuncupative Wills (Oral)
Holographic Wills
(Handwritten, Unwitnessed)
Number of Witnesses
Required
Self-Proving Affidavit
Statutory Form for Self-
Proving Affidavit

24. Minimum Age
Written Document Required
Nuncupative Wills (Oral)
Holographic Wills
(Handwritten, Unwitnessed)
Number of Witnesses
Required
Self-Proving Affidavit
Statutory Form for Self-
Proving Affidavit

25. Minimum Age
Written Document Required
Nuncupative Wills (Oral)
Holographic Wills
(Handwritten, Unwitnessed)
Number of Witnesses
Required
Self-Proving Affidavit
Statutory Form for Self-
Proving Affidavit

26. Have you moved to another state since it was
prepared?
Have there been any “life changes” in your family
since it was prepared?
• Divorce
• Birth
• Death
• Remarriage
Have there been any “life changes” in your family
since it was prepared?

27. Have you moved to another state since it was
prepared?
Have there been any “life changes” in your family
since it was prepared?
• Divorce
• Birth
• Death
• Remarriage
Have there been any “life changes” in your family
since it was prepared?

28. Have you moved to another state since it was
prepared?
Have there been any “life changes” in your family
since it was prepared?
• Divorce
• Birth
• Death
• Remarriage
Have there been any “life changes” in your family
since it was prepared?