Wills
Some estate plans are more effective than others. What the most effective plans have in common, however, is a well thought-out will that works in concert with other estate planning tools.
The FAQs below cover only a few basic points. Each person's circumstances and wishes are different. For more information, please check our estate planning page or contact the FPU Foundation.
- Q: Is it true that most people don't have wills?
- Q: Why don't more people have wills?
- Q: What happens when people die without wills?
- Q: Aren't state laws adequate for most situations?
- Q: Does everyone have an an estate?
- Q: Doesn't joint ownership make a will unnecessary?
- Q: Should both husband and wife have wills?
- Q: Can't I write my own will without hiring an attorney?
- Q: Should a trust be created in a will?
- Q: Aren't charitable bequests made mainly by people who have no close relatives or whose estates are so large there is plenty left over?
- Q: Should I notify a charitable institution that I have included it in my will?
