15 Important Reasons
To Have an Attorney
Draft Your Will

1. You decide who will receive your property and how much.
2. You decide who will mana  ge your estate upon your death.
3. You decide who will be the trustee for and be the guardian of your minor children.
4. You will save money by spelling out guidelines or instructions for the probate process.
5. You decide what medical treatment you received if you become incapacitated and/or appoint whom will make health decisions on your behalf.
6. Many holographic wills are not valid. Handwritten and unwitnessed wills are usually not legal and easily contested.
7. Your will speaks out your last words. Don't give up the opportunity to say what is important to you at the end.
8. You make your own funeral arrangements so that grieving loved ones are spared the decision-making and you have what you want.
9. You eliminate the possibility of the state getting your assets.
10. You may be able to legally avoid federal estate taxes.
11. You can set up a trust to control your money well past your death.
12. You can bequeath specific items of property.
13. You can leave contributions to a church or charity.
14. You will stop any potential arguments amongst heirs.
15. A will is revocable.