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Click ‘Get Form’ to open it in the editor.
Begin by entering your name in Field [1] and your spouse's name in Field [4]. Ensure you also fill in your County of Residence in Field [3].
In Article Three, specify any specific property you wish to bequeath. If none, type 'none' in the designated fields.
For Article Four, indicate your spouse's name again for the homestead designation. Repeat this process for Article Five where you leave all remaining property to your spouse.
In Article Six, provide names of alternate beneficiaries if your spouse predeceases you. Check the appropriate box for distribution preferences.
Designate a Personal Representative in Article Seven by filling out Fields [29] and [30].
Complete any optional provisions in Article Eleven as desired, ensuring to initial next to those you adopt.
Once completed, review all entries carefully before printing. Sign the document in front of two witnesses and a notary public.

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Who inherits if there is no will in WV?

Appoint an Administrator/Executor If there is no will, then the persons heirs apply at the county commissioners office to be appointed as administrator. The law gives the surviving spouse preference in this process, but any heir can apply. Whoever is appointed is sworn in before the county clerk.

What are the disadvantages of a mutual will?

The surviving spouse (the spouse who is still alive) gets everything if the deceased spouse (the one who died) has no children. If there are children, the surviving spouse still gets everything if all of the children are the biological offspring of both the surviving and deceased spouses.

How to avoid probate in WV without a will?

In West Virginia, you can make a living trust to avoid probate for virtually any asset you ownreal estate, bank accounts, vehicles, and so on.

What type of will is best for married couples?

Cons of Mutual Wills Generally, mutual wills can cost more to prepare, are inflexible, and more complex to prepare than non-mutual wills. If beneficiaries are seeking to establish an agreement that the will-makers intended for their wills to be mutual, they will bear a heavy burden of proof.

How do you avoid probate in WV?

Who Gets What in West Virginia? If you die with:heres what happens: children but no spouse children inherit everything spouse but no descendants spouse inherits everything spouse and descendants from you and that spouse, and the spouse has no other descendants spouse inherits everything4 more rows