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Do you know who will get your property if you die without a will? How to Make a Pennsylvania Will explains Pennsylvania law regarding wills and joint property and includes ready-to-use forms. It will show you how to quickly, easily and inexpensively set up the distribution of your estate.

Did you know?
You can prepare your own will
You can decide who will care for your minor children
Joint ownership might overrule your will
Your spouse can overrule your will
Getting married can invalidate your will
Some property may be exempt from your will
You can avoid probate with a simple bank account
Your will does not have to be recorded--it can be kept secret until your death
You can forbid the use of artificial life-support systems if you become terminally ill

Table of Contents

Using Self-Help Law Books -

Introduction -

Chapter 1: Basic Rules You Should Know -
- Will Terminology
- What Is a Will?
- How a Will Is Used
- Joint Tenancy Avoids Probate
- Joint Tenancy Overrules Your Will
- Joint Tenancy Can Be Risky
- "Tenancy in Common" Does Not Avoid Probate
- A Spouse Can Overrule a Will
- Overruling a Spouse’s Share
- I/T/F Bank Accounts
- Registration of Securities in Transfer in Death or Pay on Death (POD) Form
- No Homestead in Pennsylvania
- Family Exemption
- Getting Married Automatically Changes Your Will
- Having Children Automatically Changes Your Will
- How Your Debts Are Paid
- Estate and Inheritance Taxes
- Annual Exclusion

Chapter 2: Do You Need a Pennsylvania Will? -
- What a Will Can Do
- What If You Have No Will?
- Is Your Out-of-State Will Valid in Pennsylvania?
- Who Can Make a Pennsylvania Will?
- What a Will Cannot Do
- Who Can Use a Simple Will?
- Who Should Not Use a Simple Will?

Chapter 3: How to Make a Simple Will -
- Identifying Parties in Your Will
- Personal Property
- Specific Bequests
- Remainder Clause
- Alternate Beneficiaries
- Survivorship
- Guardians
- Children's Trust
- Personal Representative
- Handwritten Wills
- Witnesses
- Self-Proving Clause
- Disinheriting Someone
- Funeral Arrangements
- Forms
- Corrections

Chapter 4: How to Execute a Will -

Chapter 5: After You Sign Your Will -
- Storing Your Will
- Revoking Your Will
- Changing Your Will

Chapter 6: How to Make a Living Will -

Chapter 7: How to Make Anatomical Gifts -

Appendix A: Sample Filled-in Wills and Forms -

Appendix B: Blank Wills and Forms -

Glossary -
Index -

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