I am 23 years old, and am concerned that if something happens to my mom custody of my six-year old brother would go to her abusive/alcoholic ex-husband. Can she write a valid will at home to give me custody just in case? Her ex-husb. has a long criminal record incl. repeat DUI, DWI, Drunk in Public, and Possession charges, so maybe I don't need to even worry, because a court would see that he is unfit. I work full-time, have my own car, and make enough to support my brother & I, so I like to think I could get custody. Still, I want to know how I can get a will for her done, we don't have the money for a lawyer....Thanks!
2007-03-08 04:15:46 · 7 answers · asked by wendaylou2 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
She can get a free copy of a will online. Fill it out and have it notorized.
Edit: Here is a link to download a will template from Microsoft:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT101435131033.aspx
2007-03-08 04:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by Nationalist 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i would be unable to assert that I went in the direction of an analogous concern, yet I did conflict by way of something very comparable. besides, having been by way of it, i understand the type you're feeling. you have 2 concepts: take the severe highway and tell your mom and be an grownup approximately it...permit the previous be the previous ; or, you are able to permit her hear it from human beings. individually, i'm additionally 6 weeks pregnant and that i've got in basic terms those days desperate to tell my mom head to head. i understand that the severe highway is the extra effectual decision and that is what i might advise to you. the actuality of the priority is which you're out of the domicile now. you're actually not in charge for her or her little ones and now it's time to act like the grownup which you're. you may call her and tell her. do no longer write her, that is too great of a deal to place right into a letter. in basic terms suck up your delight and %. up the telephone. It does not might desire to be an prolonged communication, yet a minimum of you will understand you probably did the superb suited difficulty. Be the extra effectual individual. Oh, and congratulations on the infant =]
2016-09-30 09:37:55 · answer #2 · answered by gloyd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think a hand written will , with two witnesses who will not benefit in any way from the will should be considered valid in most courts of law in both Canada and the US.
However that being said most juristictions go for biological parent in the child's best interests, unless you can prove that that particular individual is not in the child's best interest.
2007-03-08 04:25:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
contrary to popular belief, it is not necessary to have a lawyer to make a will. as long as she writes out by hand (cannot be typed) any information stating who gets what, it is a legal document. she must sign and date it. the best thing is for her to keep it in a safe deposit box where no one can tamper with it. dont let lawyers tell you that it's not legal to do this.... it is. i took 3 years of law, and i know it's legal.
2007-03-08 04:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by married_men_love_me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes she can. It is called a "Living Will" Having it witnessed and signed by two people other than family members makes it legal and binding.
2007-03-08 04:24:05 · answer #5 · answered by Starduster55 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, she can write her own will..
You can probably get some good sample will off of the internet.
2007-03-08 04:23:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can get kits which do it all for you.
2007-03-08 04:28:14 · answer #7 · answered by wrenhelpbird 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋