{"id":3726,"date":"2020-04-04T13:11:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T17:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2021-03-28T12:30:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T16:30:14","slug":"should-i-write-my-own-last-will-and-testament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/2020\/04\/04\/should-i-write-my-own-last-will-and-testament\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Write My Own Last Will and Testament?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 <\/strong>Corona Virus Pandemic and Estate \/ Life Planning <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The corona virus pandemic turned life topsy turvey. Many people find themselves scrambling to put affairs in order. For example, preparing a Last Will and Testament. Or writing a Living Will, an advanced directive regarding life support. Maybe your thinking about that. You ask should I write my own Last Will and Testament?  After all forms are available online for low cost!  Some even say “prepared by our attorneys”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beware of Pitfalls In a Last Will and Testament <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It may seem easy enough. Just need to download a form and fill-in some blanks. Then sign it.  Voila!  You have a Will.  However, beware of the pitfalls in a Last Will and Testament.  This is one legal document that won’t be tested for legal problems until you have passed. Many self-written wills are invalid or have serious legal problems. So your hope of saving your family from legal complications not only fails but   often creates worse problems than if a Will was never written. Also, if you need or want to exclude certain family members from inheritance, your wishes may not be upheld. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Answer – Have an Attorney Draft Your Will <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Avoid the pitfalls and potential problems. Retain an attorney to counsel you, and put your plans, desires and wishes into a properly written, enforceable legal document. A Last Will and Testament, a Living Will<\/a>, a Trust or any other estate \/ life planning document needs to work the way you need and want.  Failure is not an option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is a Trust?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ever heard of a Living Trust? A revocable Trust? What is it? A living revocable trust provides comprehensive estate planning during lifetime and after death. A trust centered estate plan takes care of your needs now and later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nLearn About Trusts<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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What is a Living Will? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A Living Will is an advanced directive regarding life support usage when a person is in a terminal condition or permanent unconscious state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nLearn About Living Wills<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Estate Planning Attorney <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chattanooga Attorney Jim Purple has been helping people with estate planning since 1982. Trust centered estate plans, wills, living wills and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 Corona Virus Pandemic and Estate \/ Life Planning The corona virus pandemic turned life topsy turvey. Many people find themselves scrambling to put affairs in order. For example, preparing a Last Will and Testament. Or writing a Living Will, an advanced directive regarding life support. Maybe your thinking about that. You ask should I write my own Last Will and Testament?  After all forms are available online for low cost!  Some even say “prepared by our attorneys”. Beware of Pitfalls In a Last Will and Testament  It may seem easy enough. Just need to download a form and fill-in some blanks. Then sign it.  Voila!  You have a Will.  However,Read More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2499,19,21],"tags":[2489,151,214,215,2490],"yst_prominent_words":[480,2480,2483,2482,2468,2467,2481,2485,2484,399,1069,2461,2472,2488,2487,2486,968,747,742,2469],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-toddcouv","4":"post-3726","6":"format-standard","7":"category-corona-virus-pandemic-chattanooga-lawyer","8":"category-estate_planning_wills_trusts_estates","9":"category-featured-legal-articles","10":"post_tag-coronavirus","11":"post_tag-estate-plan","12":"post_tag-last-will-and-testament","13":"post_tag-last-will-and-testament-forms","14":"post_tag-lifeplanning"},"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Todd A. Couvillon","author_link":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/author\/toddcouv\/"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"hoot-small-preview":false,"hoot-large-preview":false,"hoot-medium-preview":false,"hoot-wide":false,"hoot-extra-wide":false,"hoot-boxcontent":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Todd A. Couvillon","author_link":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/author\/toddcouv\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":" Corona Virus Pandemic and Estate \/ Life Planning The corona virus pandemic turned life topsy turvey. Many people find themselves scrambling to put affairs in order. For example, preparing a Last Will and Testament. Or writing a Living Will, an advanced directive regarding life support. Maybe your thinking about that. You ask should I write…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3726"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3790,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726\/revisions\/3790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3726"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=3726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}