Can I Create a Will with Standard Legal Forms That Lists Contingent Beneficiaries?

While a Last Will & Testament can certainly be created to provide a list of specific beneficiaries and an even longer list of contingent beneficiaries, Standard Legal has crafted its Wills to be simple yet thorough and specific without the use of contingencies.

But that does not mean the strategy of contingency cannot be instituted.

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If a Beneficiary in a Will is Incorrectly Identified (i.e. ‘Step-Daughter-in-Law’), Is the Will Invalid?

Clear identification of the beneficiaries is the goal of the writings within a Last Will and Testament.

So unless the description of a relationship of beneficiaries to the donor makes clear identification difficult, the mis-identification of ‘relationship descriptor’ should not be fatal to the gift.

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If I Retire from Our Family LLC, How Do I Transfer My Ownership to My Child?

Membership units in a Limited Liability Company (LLC) can, like stock in a corporation, be transferred from the LLC owners to others, including other current owners of the LLC.

A Sale Agreement or Assignment Agreement can be created to document the transfer of membership units (or stock), the parties to the transfer, the price for the units or stock (if any), etc.

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