by From the NCLL (National Center for Life and Liberty): “A carefully crafted will is your most reliable guarantee that distribution of your assets will be conducted according to your wishes. In addition, your will: Enables you, if your family includes minor children or other dependent relatives, to specify who will assume responsibility for their care and/or upbringing, as well as how you wish them to be raised or cared for; Presents the most dependable way of communicating any special intentions you have (arrangements for the continuing care of pets, for example); Provides the best means of indicating who should receive items and special “keepsakes” or family heirlooms that hold sentimental value”
I am no lawyer, so you should seek legal advice concerning your Last Will and Testament. From my research, and as quoted above, it is important that we have an up-to-date will. We will have an Estate Planning session with a lawyer in an upcoming Super Sixties Connection.
Without a will, we could surrender our final decisions on this earth to the government, where our wishes have no legal standing. Great or small, our assets have accumulated over a lifetime of hard labor and wise decisions. Disbursement should start where we’ve been faithful, to God (10%) and our family. Our government respects neither God nor the family, so we can be assured they will take the maximum possible.
Without a will, you surrender our burial decisions to those who may or may not agree with your wishes or simply may not know. Funeral arrangements are typically included in a Living Will. However, detailing preferences in a Last Will and Testament provides a clear testament to your desires. You can name the pastor who will officiate your homegoing, the church that will be the venue, who will provide special music, that the Gospel is clearly presented, etc. Outlining your preferences attests that your final rites align with your personal or religious beliefs and spares your loved ones from these stresses during their time of grieving.
