Directs disposition of property at death under common law. A private testamentary instrument — not a probate petition. The testator speaks. The law of wills enforces.
A Last Will and Testament is a testamentary instrument that directs the disposition of property upon the testator's death. Under common law, a will is a declaration of intent — not a petition to a court. The will speaks at death. It names beneficiaries, designates an executor, and disposes of real and personal property according to the testator's wishes.
This is a common-law will — a private instrument that derives its authority from the testator's right of disposition, recognized since the Statute of Wills (1540) and carried forward into American common law. It does not petition a probate court for permission. It is the testator speaking — and the law of wills giving effect to that speech. The validity of a common-law will rests on three elements: testamentary capacity, testamentary intent, and due execution — principles established by courts of equity, not statutes.
Real property, personal property, financial accounts, digital assets — all distributed to named beneficiaries per the testator's instructions. Specific bequests, residuary clauses, and contingent distributions ensure nothing passes by intestacy.
The testator chooses who administers the estate and who cares for minor children. Without a will, a court appoints both — potentially strangers to the family. The will is the parent's voice protecting their children.
Property passes into trusts created by the will — for minors, spendthrift beneficiaries, or charitable purposes. The will can pour assets into a living trust at death, catching everything not funded during life.
The single most important reason to have a will. Guardian designation prevents court-appointed guardianship of minor children.
Real estate passes by will or by trust. Without either, intestacy applies. Your home, your land, your choice — not the legislature's.
A will directs business succession. Without it, the business interest passes intestate — potentially to an heir with no experience or interest in running it.
The right to dispose of real property by will was established by the English Statute of Wills — not by any modern probate code. American common law inherited this right at the founding.
The three elements of a valid will — testamentary capacity, testamentary intent, and due execution — are common-law requirements. They are not statutory creations. They are judicial principles developed by courts of equity over centuries.
The will derives its authority from the testator's right of disposition — a property right recognized at common law. The probate court records what the testator has done. It does not create the will. It does not grant authority.
This instrument does not incorporate statutory safe-harbor forms. It does not petition a court for permission. It speaks the testator's intent directly — and the law of wills enforces that intent.
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