LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

(Courtesy of the State of California)©

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I declare that I am over 18 years old, and that I am of sound mind. I declare that I never got around to making a Will, or doing any estate planning. The State of California having written this Will for me, I acknowledge:

If I am married, I leave to my spouse everything I've accumulated since my marriage. I leave all of my separate property, including inheritances I've received from my family and property I owned prior to marriage, to my spouse, unless I have children. If I have children, I leave at least a third of my separate property to my spouse.

I leave to my spouse all of my assets that we hold in joint tenancy.

I leave to my spouse the proceeds of any life insurance policies I took out earlier. I leave to my spouse all IRAs and 401(K)s that I might have.

I leave my spouse the "Widow" benefits from Social Security.

As to any assets that my spouse doesn't get, I leave them to my children. My spouse will be appointed to manage these assets for the children until they turn 18, not a day later, and then must give it to them outright, to waste as the kids see fit.

If I am not married, I leave all property I own jointly with another person to that person outright. I leave all my separate property to my children and parents, if any. My children will get their inheritance on their 18th birthdays, regardless of their wisdom or maturity. If I have no children, and my parents are dead, I leave all of my separate property to whatever aunt, uncle, 2d, 3rd, or 4th cousin that can be found to inherit everything. I leave nothing to friends or to loved ones who are not legally connected to me.

Hoping to Heaven that nothing bad happens to me, my signature isn't even necessary to give effect to this California Last Will and Testament.