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Chapter 6

Death in the family

This chapter is not about will and estates. For that you need professional

assistance as it is quite important and I cannot really explain the estate winding

up process here for then our book will be another 200 pages. What are
important to us are the basics and that is to always update your will regularly
and especially when something major happens like a new child or divorce.

In the first place please destroy your old testament (will) physically once the

new one is signed and witnessed to (two normal people above 16 years of age
and none who stands to inherit).

Secondly put a date on your new will and make the first clause always to recall

and revoke all previous wills. It happens often that we have more than one will
with no dates on it and it needs the perception of Solomon to resolve. Very

unnecessary for few lawyers are that blessed in the brain apartment (who is?)
Whilst they argue your family suffers anguish if not more.

Stay within the law as it must be in writing on a piece of paper. Do not try to
rule from the grave or be silly enough to make a video of yourself reading your

will. It means nothing in court as we do not know if anyone stood behind the
camera point a gun at you. In very exceptional cases it may be followed but as a

rule it won't. Years ago we had something called a "soldiers will" which had

almost none of the usual formalities and could be written in the dust next to
your body and be unsigned. This is no longer part of our legal system.

Lastly, even if the law changed, sign every page and leave no gaps between the
last page signatures and where the will ends. That can lead to someone writing

another clause in afterwards. Be extremely specific on what inherits to whom.
Don't say my car but mention make and colour and registration and who means

full names and whatever else needed to identify who you meant. No insults
please. It is silly.

The process in law under the laws of succession to dispense with the earthly
goods is called winding up the estate. It can either be intestate (meaning no will

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