LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ________
1. DECLARATIONS
I ________ of ________, Carlow, Ireland, hereby revoke all former testamentary dispositions made by me and declare this my Last Will and Testament.
I revoke all prior Wills.
2. MARITAL STATUS
I am not married or in a civil partnership. I do not have a romantic partner at the time of writing this Will.
3. FAMILY STATUS
I have one living child, ________, born on ________.
4. APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR
I appoint, ________ as the sole and exclusive Executor of my Will.
5. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTORS
I confer and appoint to my Executor, the following powers and duties in conjunction with administering my estate:
1. To refer this Will to the Probate Office or appropriate District Probate Registry to its authenticity and confirm all legal, financial and tax affairs are in order.
2. To collect my assets, including all liquid cash, shares and real property for the purposes of appraising the value of my estate at the time of my death.
3. To hold and protect all assets, and ensure that insurance cover in respect of large or valuable assets remains in place until the assets can be properly disposed of.
4. To take possession of and hold all personal property until it can be properly transferred or disposed of.
5. To call in any outstanding monies owed to me by any debtors.
6. To pay all legally enforceable debts, any taxes due arising out of the administration of the estate, inheritance taxes and any capital gains taxes accruing from the distribution of assets.
7. To pay all funeral expenses and any expenses arising in connection with the administration of my estate.
8. To depose or sell any assets where necessary to meet debts, except where debts are secured by property, in which case the property should be released to the beneficiary of the security.
9. To make all funeral arrangements in consultation with the wishes of my family.
10. To inform the Department of Social Welfare of my death if I am in receipt of any social welfare payment at the time of my death.
11. To dispense of my estate to meet any residual financial obligations if I die in debt, and service my debts in the following order:
- Funeral expenses, expenses associated with the administration of my estate and testamentary expenses;
- Creditor holding security against the estate;
- Preferential debts, including all taxes and social contributions due; and
- All other creditors.
12. To prepare Inland Revenue Affidavit (a detailed return to the Revenue Commissioners on the Estate) listing all assets and liabilities of th estate.
13. To employ and accountant, solicitor, auctioneer or other professional agent to assist in the administration of the estate.
14. To prepare an administration account providing for all monies received and distributed to creditors, beneficiaries and otherwise during the administration of the estate.
6. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
1. I request that my remains be placed in a casket and buried.
2. I nominate the following mortuary service to deal with my remains: ________.
3. Upon my death, it is my request that my remains be embalmed.
4. At my funeral ceremony I request my casket be carried forth by pallbearers.
7. DISPOSITION OF ESTATE
1. All property bequeathed under this Will is subject to any charges, liens or encumbrances operating on the property.
Specific Bequests of Property
2. To the charity, ________, I bequeath the following:
________
3. I bequeath my entire interest in my home, located at:
________
to my child, ________.
4. To my child, ________, I bequeath for their absolute and exclusive use, ownership and possession, the following gifts:
________
5. To, ________, born ________, I bequeath for their absolute and exclusive use, ownership and possession, the following gifts:
________
Disposition of the Residual Estate
6. To receive any benefit under this Will, the beneficiary must survive me for at least 30 (thirty) days.
7. After all specific gifts and monies have been bequeathed, the remainder of my estate will be distributed as follows between the following beneficiaries:
To my child, ________, the remainder of my residual estate.
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I sign this Will freely and voluntarily.
_______________________
________
9. WITNESSES
I, ________, subscribe my name as witness to this Will at the request and in the presence of ________, the Testator.
I witness and confirm that in my presence, ________ declared this document to be their Last Will and Testament and signed it with their true and valid signature on ________.
I confirm that at the time of witnessing the Testator's signature, myself signing this document and subscribing my name thereto, I am the legal age of majority, am in full possession of my mental faculties and I reside at the address listed under my name in this document.
To my knowledge and to the best of my judgement, the Testator is of the age of majority, in full possession of all their mental faculties and not under any undue influence.
Witness 1:
____________________
________
Address of witness 1:
________
I, ________, subscribe my name as witness to this Will at the request and in the presence of ________, the Testator.
I witness and confirm that in my presence, ________ declared this document to be their Last Will and Testament and signed it with their true and valid signature on ________.
I confirm that at the time of witnessing the Testator's signature, myself signing this document and subscribing my name thereto, I am the legal age of majority, am in full possession of my mental faculties and I reside at the address listed under my name in this document.
To my knowledge and to the best of my judgement, the Testator is of the age of majority, in full possession of all their mental faculties and not under any undue influence.
Witness 2:
____________________
________
Address of witness 2:
________
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ________
1. DECLARATIONS
I ________ of ________, Carlow, Ireland, hereby revoke all former testamentary dispositions made by me and declare this my Last Will and Testament.
I revoke all prior Wills.
2. MARITAL STATUS
I am not married or in a civil partnership. I do not have a romantic partner at the time of writing this Will.
3. FAMILY STATUS
I have one living child, ________, born on ________.
4. APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR
I appoint, ________ as the sole and exclusive Executor of my Will.
5. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTORS
I confer and appoint to my Executor, the following powers and duties in conjunction with administering my estate:
1. To refer this Will to the Probate Office or appropriate District Probate Registry to its authenticity and confirm all legal, financial and tax affairs are in order.
2. To collect my assets, including all liquid cash, shares and real property for the purposes of appraising the value of my estate at the time of my death.
3. To hold and protect all assets, and ensure that insurance cover in respect of large or valuable assets remains in place until the assets can be properly disposed of.
4. To take possession of and hold all personal property until it can be properly transferred or disposed of.
5. To call in any outstanding monies owed to me by any debtors.
6. To pay all legally enforceable debts, any taxes due arising out of the administration of the estate, inheritance taxes and any capital gains taxes accruing from the distribution of assets.
7. To pay all funeral expenses and any expenses arising in connection with the administration of my estate.
8. To depose or sell any assets where necessary to meet debts, except where debts are secured by property, in which case the property should be released to the beneficiary of the security.
9. To make all funeral arrangements in consultation with the wishes of my family.
10. To inform the Department of Social Welfare of my death if I am in receipt of any social welfare payment at the time of my death.
11. To dispense of my estate to meet any residual financial obligations if I die in debt, and service my debts in the following order:
- Funeral expenses, expenses associated with the administration of my estate and testamentary expenses;
- Creditor holding security against the estate;
- Preferential debts, including all taxes and social contributions due; and
- All other creditors.
12. To prepare Inland Revenue Affidavit (a detailed return to the Revenue Commissioners on the Estate) listing all assets and liabilities of th estate.
13. To employ and accountant, solicitor, auctioneer or other professional agent to assist in the administration of the estate.
14. To prepare an administration account providing for all monies received and distributed to creditors, beneficiaries and otherwise during the administration of the estate.
6. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
1. I request that my remains be placed in a casket and buried.
2. I nominate the following mortuary service to deal with my remains: ________.
3. Upon my death, it is my request that my remains be embalmed.
4. At my funeral ceremony I request my casket be carried forth by pallbearers.
7. DISPOSITION OF ESTATE
1. All property bequeathed under this Will is subject to any charges, liens or encumbrances operating on the property.
Specific Bequests of Property
2. To the charity, ________, I bequeath the following:
________
3. I bequeath my entire interest in my home, located at:
________
to my child, ________.
4. To my child, ________, I bequeath for their absolute and exclusive use, ownership and possession, the following gifts:
________
5. To, ________, born ________, I bequeath for their absolute and exclusive use, ownership and possession, the following gifts:
________
Disposition of the Residual Estate
6. To receive any benefit under this Will, the beneficiary must survive me for at least 30 (thirty) days.
7. After all specific gifts and monies have been bequeathed, the remainder of my estate will be distributed as follows between the following beneficiaries:
To my child, ________, the remainder of my residual estate.
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I sign this Will freely and voluntarily.
_______________________
________
9. WITNESSES
I, ________, subscribe my name as witness to this Will at the request and in the presence of ________, the Testator.
I witness and confirm that in my presence, ________ declared this document to be their Last Will and Testament and signed it with their true and valid signature on ________.
I confirm that at the time of witnessing the Testator's signature, myself signing this document and subscribing my name thereto, I am the legal age of majority, am in full possession of my mental faculties and I reside at the address listed under my name in this document.
To my knowledge and to the best of my judgement, the Testator is of the age of majority, in full possession of all their mental faculties and not under any undue influence.
Witness 1:
____________________
________
Address of witness 1:
________
I, ________, subscribe my name as witness to this Will at the request and in the presence of ________, the Testator.
I witness and confirm that in my presence, ________ declared this document to be their Last Will and Testament and signed it with their true and valid signature on ________.
I confirm that at the time of witnessing the Testator's signature, myself signing this document and subscribing my name thereto, I am the legal age of majority, am in full possession of my mental faculties and I reside at the address listed under my name in this document.
To my knowledge and to the best of my judgement, the Testator is of the age of majority, in full possession of all their mental faculties and not under any undue influence.
Witness 2:
____________________
________
Address of witness 2:
________
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