{"id":563,"date":"2013-01-09T10:31:15","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T14:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dev.atiqbd.com\/last-will-cash-disbursement-named-vs-split\/"},"modified":"2013-01-09T10:31:15","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T14:31:15","slug":"last-will-cash-disbursement-named-vs-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/last-will-cash-disbursement-named-vs-split","title":{"rendered":"How are Assets Disbursed if a Will States I Receive a Bank Account and Deposit Box but also States All Money is Divided Equally Among Siblings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Typically, specifically-listed gifts and assets from a Last Will and Testament are disbursed first.<\/p>\n<p>Once those assets are provided to the named beneficiaries, only then does the general division of all remaining assets begins.<\/p>\n<p>But that assumes very clear instructions are provided within the Will document.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But if the wording in a Will is unclear or poorly written, the Probate Court may be left to decide the issue, should there be a challenge made.<\/p>\n<p>To get complete instructions and clearly written Will documents that will avoid the potential for issues after death, see Standard Legal&#8217;s <a title=\"Standard Legal Last Will and Testament\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.standardlegal.com\/product\/last-will-testament-legal-forms-software\/\">Last Will and Testament downloadable legal forms<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Typically, specifically-listed gifts and assets from a Last Will and Testament are disbursed first. 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