Wills and Estate Planning Forms

Estate executors, when you distribute property to the beneficiaries as set out in the Will of the deceased, have each of them sign this Receipt and Release form.

• The beneficiary acknowledges receipt of the estate property.
• The beneficiary releases the executor from any liability in connection with the beneficiary's interest in the estate.
• The beneficiary indemnifies the executor against any claims with respect to the distribution.
• This is a reusable form which you can use each time you make a distribution of estate assets to a beneficiary.
• The form can be used in any jurisdiction which does not have a statutory form.

Download a free copy of the last will and testament of Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994).

• Richard Nixon was the 37th President of the United States from 1969 to 1974 and was also the 36th Vice President of the United States (1953 to 1961), and the first born in the 20th century.
• Nixon was the only President to resign the office and also the only person to be elected twice in both the offices of the Presidency and Vice presidency.
• In 1952 he became one of the youngest Vice Presidents in history, serving under Dwight D. Eisenhower. He lost his bid to become President in 1960, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy, and after losing a race for Governor in California in 1962, he withdrew from politics. In 1968, however, he ran again for president of the United States and was elected.
• The most immediate task facing President Nixon was a resolution of the Vietnam War. He initially escalated the conflict, overseeing incursions into neighboring countries, though American military personnel were gradually withdrawn and he successfully negotiated a ceasefire with North Vietnam in 1973, effectively ending American involvement in the war. His foreign policy initiatives were largely successful: his groundbreaking visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations, and he initiated the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union. At home, he implemented new economic policies which called for wage and price control and the abolition of the gold standard. He was reelected by a landslide in 1972.
• In his second term, the nation was afflicted with economic difficulties. In the face of likely impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974. He was later pardoned by his successor, Gerald Ford, for any federal crimes he may have committed while in office.
• In his retirement, Nixon became a prolific author and undertook many foreign trips. His work as an elder statesman helped to rehabilitate his public image. He died following a debilitating stroke at the age of 81.

Source: Wikipedia.com.

Download this free copy of the last will and testament of Rob Roy (1671-1734).

• Rob Roy is the name by which history remembers legendary Scottish Highland clan chief Robert MacGregor. He was also known as Red Robert, because of his red beard.
• Outlawed for debts incurred in cattle dealing, he fled to the hills and lived by robbing his creditor the Duke of Montrose.
• Popular legend idealized Rob Roy's crimes as robbing the rich to pay the poor, immortalizing him as a Scottish Robin Hood.

This is a copy of the Last Will of Robbie Burns (1759-1796).

• Scotland's favourite son, Robert Burns (also known as Robbie Burns, Rabbie Burns, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as simply The Bard) was a poet and a lyricist.
• He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide for his homely, humorous and satirical style.
• Burns was a pioneer of the Romantic movement. He is famous for his astute political and civil commentary.
• Robbie Burns Day is celebrated amongst Scots around the world to commemorate his life and work.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784).

• Samuel Johnson was a British man of letters and one of the outstanding literary figures of the 18th century.
• Johnson produced the first great English dictionary, the Dictionary of the English Language, in 1755.
• The biography of Johnson written by James Boswell is still one of the most critically acclaimed biographies of all time.

Prepare your will and plan for the future with this package of estate planning documents for the Province of Saskatchewan.

This package contains the following documents:

1. Saskatchewan Power of Attorney for Property Attorney, which lets you name someone you trust to manage your property and financial affairs on your behalf.
2. Saskatchewan Power of Attorney for Personal Attorney, which lets you name an agent to make personal care decisions for you.
3. Saskatchewan Power of Attorney for Personal and Property Attorney, which lets you name an agent to make both property / financial and personal care decisions for you.
4. Saskatchewan Revocation of Power of Attorney form.
5. Saskatchewan Advance Health Care Directive, which allows you to give instructions regarding medical treatment and health care decisions and name a proxy to make those decisions for you, in the event you are not able to communicate those instructions at some point in the future.
6. Legal will kit for Canada, which includes a will form, a Saskatchewan Affidavit of Execution of Will in accordance with provincial laws, and a comprehensive estate planning questionnaire.

Save over 75% off the regular price of your estate planning documents with this all-in-one downloadable package. The forms can be used by more than one person in your household.

Give yourself and your family the peace of mind that comes with knowing you have made arrangements for future eventualities.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy (1932-2009).

• Edward Kennedy (better known as 'Teddy' or 'Ted') was a US Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. He was re-elected to Senate nine times and served for 47 years until his death from a brain tumor.
• He was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in U.S. history.
• For many years the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he was the last surviving son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassination, and Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., killed in action in World War II; and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.
• Ted Kennedy played a vital role in passing many laws that addressed economic and social issues such as immigration, cancer research, health insurance, AIDS care, civil rights, and education.
• Over the course of his career and continuing into the Obama administration, Kennedy continued his efforts to enact universal health care, which he called the 'cause of my life.'

Download this free copy of the Last Will of Shoeless Joe Jackson (1888-1951).

• Joseph Jefferson "Shoeless Joe" Jackson was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball in the early part of the 20th century.
• He is notoriously remembered for his part in the "Black Sox" Scandal, when members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox participated in a conspiracy to fix the World Series. As a result of that participation, he was banned from playing professional baseball after the 1920 season.
• Joe got his nickname 'Shoeless' when he was playing for Greenville. He bought a new pair of spikes which gave him blisters that hurt his feet so much, he took them off and played in his sock feet. It was the only game he ever played without his shoes, but he would forever be known as "Shoeless Joe," a nickname he did not like.
• Jackson, who played left field for most of his career, currently has the third highest career batting average. Babe Ruth claimed that he modeled his hitting technique after Jackson's.
• Jackson still holds the White Sox franchise records for triples in a season and career batting average.
• He was immortalized in the Kevin Costner film "Field of Dreams".

This Survivor Checklist will guide you through the tasks that need to be dealt with when a loved one passes away, at a time when it is most difficult to deal with such matters.

• This checklist is for the United States and makes reference to US forms and procedures.
• The checklist will help you focus on the necessary tasks and gather the items needed by the executor or administrator (personal representative), including:
  • actions that must be taken immediately following the person's death by the spouse, family or personal representative,
  • items that must be attended to within a reasonable period of time following the death, such as paying the deceased's creditors and applying for Social Security benefits for the spouse and minor children,
  • documents that must be obtained in order to administer the estate,
  • procedures for transferring title to the deceased's property.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the United States.

Download this free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895).

• T. H. Huxley was an English biologist and anthropologist who specialized in comparative anatomy.
• He was also an educator and an advocate of agnosticism. In fact, he coined the term.
• Huxley's very public support of Charles Darwin's evolutionary naturalism earned him the nickname "Darwin's bulldog".