and whether in youth, mid-age or declining years, every owne

r the foolish notion that it is a pr

of the disposition one wishes to have mad

be of sound mind and not less

ingle, if of proper age, ar

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be written

employed only when through accident, or sudden seizure by a fatal

eliable and unprejudiced witnesses, and gener

usually begins with some such form as: "I, George Brown, being of sound mind and

e cancelled or changed in any way by the make

cancels all pr

existing will is k

a will is cal

a will is cal

TIONS

ll or gift as he chooses, but if he is married the

, deprive his wife of her "right of dowe

fe need not accept other property th

is a life interest only. On her death it goes to t

there is no r

MAKE

the testator, but it serves as a bar

l, but unless quite familiar with such work i

carry out the purpose of the tes

at the time the will is pr

habitual drunkard, is eligible for the post of an executor. If an execu

wo witnesses to a will,

, but they must understand before signing that it is

will is void if the wit

d is valid, except that the witne

d sign at the same time

law assumes that he was forgotten by the testator and generally gi

or, in the presence of the witnes

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the testator. It is his duty to see that

ors, unless relieved by the provisions of the will, are required to file bonds, pr

e person so named refuses to act, or if he dies or resi

urt is known or called an "admin

es of deceased is known as "the probate," in others it is calle

TORS AND T

g a will, the judge of the proper court will

e method o

tions of the officer having jurisdiction in such matters. 4. He must make a careful list of all the property belonging to the estate. The value of the personal property is estimated by men specially appointed by the court for the purpose and known as "appraisers". 5. The administrator must account for eve

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der prescribed by law. The

. The widow's allowance or award. 3. Debts due the

y sums, is divided among the rightful heirs under the d

been appointed to settle the estate of the deceased, whose name is given, and he mus

ction of the court, the same authority re

are regarded as debts and must be paid from

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ded among the heirs, the administrator files

agree to settle it out of court. This sav