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		<title>Holographic Wills: A Handwritten Will Suffices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last wills and testaments must satisfy very specific rules set out in state law.  Wills may not be valid if they do not meet these formal requirements for wills.  Most estate planning attorneys follow a set procedure to execute a will to ensure it will meet these requirements.  While satisfying the requirements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How a Will is Executed: A Step-By-Step Approach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having examined the formalites required of wills, including the signature requirements for wills, we can now consider how a will is actually executed.  There are a number of specific steps to executing wills.  This article describes these steps.






Consider State Law
Wills are primarily governed by state law.  This is often the state law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Passing on More than Money: Values and Life Experience in Estate Planning</title>
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The Ultimate Gift
The estate planning process has a tendency to focus on tax savings and passing on property; yet, there are other valuable assets we all have that should be part of the estate planning process.  I am referring to passing on a sense of values and life experience.
I recently read the book The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lawfiles.net/passing-on-more-than-money-values-and-life-experience-in-estate-planning/</link>
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		<title>The Probate Process in San Francisco, California</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The probate process can be very simple or very complex.  This all depends a number of factors, such as the size and nature of the deceased person&#8217;s property, whether the property is easy to locate, and whether the beneficaries decide to cooperate with each another.  This article explains the probate process for persons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Formalities for Wills: A Look at the Signature Requirement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last will and testaments are formal legal documents that dispose of property upon the owner&#8217;s death.  State laws provide several rules to be followed in preparing wills.






The purpose of these rules is to ensure that the will disposes of the owner&#8217;s property according to his intent.  This is why states have adopted very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Formalities of Wills: Signing and Attesting a Will</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most wills are signed or attested by the decedent and witnesses so they comply with most of the formalities for wills required by the states.  Even though most wills are signed or attested by the decedents and their witnesses, the signature requirement can still be problematic.






Most states have some type of signature rules to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Formalities of Wills: Form Before Substance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wills can be overturned.  This often occurs in a will contest claim by a beneficiary.  Even if the will is upheld, the beneficiary may be able to pursue a tortious interference claim against third parties relating to the will.  Wills may also be overturned if they are not property executed.






The purpose of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When a Will Contest Fails: Beneficaries May Consider Tortious Interference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A no-contest clause in a will may prevent or deter beneficiaries from challenging a will.  In the event that the beneficiary is or would be unsuccessful in bringing a will contest claim, they may opt to pursue a claim for tortuous interference with a will.  Tortious interference with a will can be a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lawfiles.net/when-a-will-contest-fails-beneficaries-may-consider-tortious-interference/</link>
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		<title>Will Contests: Considering No-Contest Clauses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone with an interest in a decedent&#8217;s property may be able to bring a court action to contest the decedent&#8217;s will.  This includes beneficiaries listed in the will and even third parties omitted from the will.






Beneficiaries often contest wills when they suspect there is fraud involved with the will.  Complicated family relationships can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lawfiles.net/will-contests-considering-no-contest-clauses/</link>
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		<title>Will Contests: Fraud Related to the Will</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of arguments a dissatisfied beneficiary of a will can use to contest the will.  Undue influence by a third party at the time the will is executed is one such argument.  A related will contest argument involves fraud relating to the will.






Fraud relating to wills involves an intentional deception [...]]]></description>
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