What is a will/deed?
What is a will/deed? Assistant at Law Assistant at Parklin Law A will is a document that lets you make decisions about how your property should be distributed after you die. Will is short for the more formal term "last will and testament" and it's essentially a legal declaration of your funeral wishes. It is a document that tells the world who you want to receive your property, possessions and belongings. If you don't have a will, the state in which you live will decide for you who receives your property (and it may not be the people or organizations you would choose). A will doesn't need to be complicated; all you need is a basic understanding of how it works. A will lets people know what they can expect when they inherit something from you. Your property, possessions and belongings pass directly to the people or organizations you want them to go to. In a will, there are two parts: The first part is called a "testament." This section describes what pr...