MAKE YOUR OWN OHIO WILL EASILY AND LEGALLY
Your property may not go to whom you want if you die without a will. How to Make an Ohio Wi l l explains Ohio 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 so that you will know who gets your property after you.
This book explains in simple language how:
--Ohio laws affect distribution of your property
--Ohio laws protect beneficiaries
--To prepare your own will
--To decide who will care for your minor children
--To protect your children and their property
--To make specific bequests
--To donate organs for research or transplantation
--To change your will under Ohio law
--To provide for your spouse
--To exempt some property from the control of your will
--To avoid probate with a simple bank account
--To keep your will secret until your death
--To forbid the use of artificial life-support systems if you become terminally ill
Introduction
Chapter 1: Basics of Ohio Wills
- Will Defined
- How a Will Is Used
- If You Do Not Have a Will
- Joint Tenancy, Spouses, and Wills
- Bank Accounts and Securities
- Exempt Property
- Marriage and Wills
- Children and Wills
- How Your Debts Are Paid
- Estate and Inheritance Taxes
- Legal Research
Chapter 2: Needing an Ohio Will
- What a Will Can Do
- What a Will Cannot Do
- Out-of-State Wills
- Who Can Use a Simple Will
- Who Should Not Use a Simple Will
Chapter 3: Making a Simple Will
- Identifying Beneficiaries
- Real Property
- Personal Property
- Specific Bequests
- Remainder Clause
- Alternate Beneficiaries
- Survivorship Clause
- Guardians of the Person and Estate
- Children’s Trust
- Personal Representatives
- Witnesses
- Self-Proving Affidavits
- Funeral Arrangements
- Miscellaneous Considerations
- Forms
Chapter 4: Executing a Will
- Signing Procedures
- Self-Proving Affidavits
- Copies of Your Will
Chapter 5: After Signing Your Will
- Storing Your Will
- Revoking Your Will
- Changing Your Will
Chapter 6: Making a Living Will
Chapter 7: Making Anatomical Gifts
Glossary
Appendix A: Sample Filled-In Forms
Appendix B: Blank Forms
Index
About the Author
John R.Willamowski received his J. D. from Ohio Northern University in 1985. A senior partner with the law firm of Willamowski ,Willamowski & Stotts in Lima, Ohio, his practice is presently concentrated in the area of probate and estate planning. Over many years of practice, he has personally drafted hundreds of Ohio wills.
