Last Will and Testament

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My one the fears in my life was that my mother would die before my step father
That would mean that all that she had helped him and them acquire would be left to his children who did not respect my mother

Their far was that he would die first which would cut them out of the will with his fortune going to the step son they saw as a suck up

It's an age old conundrum that no amount of reasoning will resolve


By the way he died first and she has left everything to me and the step brother that treated her with respect
 
I'm only in my mid twenties, but yes, I do.

special conditions here that warrant it though.
 
I sure do. I did a similar thread just prior to my neurosurgery this past Feb.
 
If you want something, a firearm in particular, to go to someone--then the best way is to give it to them while you are still alive. If it is a weapon you must retain because the person is, perhaps, not of legal age---you can transfer lawful title while you (or a lawyer or third party) retain custody of the weapon until they attain their majority.

I have only a simple will, leaving my wife everything. The firearms I have aren't mine anyway--lawful title belongs to my kids (both < 5 yrs old). If I'm lucky to live long enough, I'm going to keep my Mos. 500 and 10/22 after they take control of the others--they can flip a coin for the last two when I'm gone.


Guns are, in my experience, one of those things that people just wrestle over when someone passes.
 
I am ABSOLUTELY specific in my will, right down to who receives which item by maker, model, caliber and serial number -- and I maintain a current inventory of all arms with copies to two "trusted agents". :what:

In a general way, my completely unsupportive spouse is EXPLICITLY prohibited from deriving ANY benefit from disposition of my arms, arms related goods and hunting related goods. :eek:

Is this sufficiently explicit?!?!!!!
 
Remember that wills can be contested. I know this from personal experience. If you really, really want someone to inherit a specific item and you can even fathom a sibling or other relative objecting, give it away right now. Even if you can't, you probably should.
 
The only force that will ensure that a last will and testament is carried out according to your wishes is the love and respect of those you left behind, both for you and for each other.

I'm of an age where I have dealt with the deaths of both my parents, and have been witness to many friends going through inheritance situations.

People who I had always assumed were normal average rational types sharing a bond of family love and tragic loss turned overnight into raging lunatics fighting tooth and nail over financial issues equivalent to their weekly hot beverage budget.

If your goal in crafting a will is to punish or reward specific family members, expect that members of the legal profession will end up the primary beneficiaries of your estate, once the inevitable wrangling commences.
 
People who I had always assumed were normal average rational types sharing a bond of family love and tragic loss turned overnight into raging lunatics fighting tooth and nail over financial issues equivalent to their weekly hot beverage budget.

And utter scum sucking *illegitimate children* turn even worse. When my mother's grandfather died(having lived a longer and fuller life than many Biblical forefathers), his daughter was most uncooperative. She spent less time taking caring of her father than my mother did. She couldn't outright take everything, too many people watching, but she burned up some good money in attorney fees and stalling.

Even her father, dying and senile, saw through her crap.
 
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