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"RECOMMENDED" "...making what can be a confusing and expensive job as simple as humanly possible." - Media Computer Buyer magazine

Drawing up a Will has never been easier than with this DIY CD-Rom.  It's the quick, economical and legally valid way to ensure your property goes where you want it to after death. It provides background on the law of intestacy and explains all the important considerations and procedures in making your Will.

Just read through the helpful guidelines and use the sofware included to build your own Will on your home computer.

The box contains 1 CD-ROM and 1 User Guide.

System Requirements:

• IBM Compatible PC
• 16 x CD drive or better
• Pentium processor or equivalent
• SVGA graphics card
• Windows 98, 98 SE, ME, NT4 (Service Pack 5), 2000, or XP
• 64 MB RAM
• Microsoft Word 95 or higher (not included)
• Acrobat Reader 4.0 (included)

For use in England & Wales, Scotland and Northen Ireland

It is particularly important to make a Will if you are not married but are living with someone whom you want to benefit from your estate.

1. Why a Will is important
2. What is intestacy?
3. Who should make a Will?
4. How long is a Will valid?
5. When is it necessary to prepare a new Will?
6. Preparing to make your Will 
7. Appointing an executor
8. Naming a guardian for your children
9. Gifts to minor children
10. Specific gifts and legacies
11. The residuary gift
12. Substitutional gifts after gifts to children
13. Disposal of property during your lifetime
14. Property that does not pass under your Will
15. Tax considerations in estate planning
16. Witnesses to your Will
17. Signing your Will
18. How to revise your Will
19. Safekeeping of your Will

It's a good idea to review your Will at least once every year so that it's always up to date.

Will forms included for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland:

• Residue direct to children
• Residue to an adult
• Residue to an adult, but if he or she dies, to children

Other documents included:
Form of letter to an executor
Important people to notify
Funeral wishes
Location of important documents
Property inventory

You will need Microsoft Word to view documents on the CD.