Can my mom write her own will stating who she wants custody of her son to go to? We don’t have $ for a lawyer.

20/04/2011 admin 6 comments

I am 23 years old, and am concerned that if something happens to my mom custody of my six-year old brother would go to her abusive/alcoholic ex-husband. Can she write a valid will at home to give me custody just in case? Her ex-husb. has a long criminal record incl. repeat DUI, DWI, Drunk in Public, and Possession charges, so maybe I don’t need to even worry, because a court would see that he is unfit. I work full-time, have my own car, and make enough to support my brother & I, so I like to think I could get custody. Still, I want to know how I can get a will for her done, we don’t have the money for a lawyer….Thanks!

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Written by Nationalist about 1 year ago.

She can get a free copy of a will online. Fill it out and have it notorized.

Edit: Here is a link to download a will template from Microsoft:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT101435131033.aspx
Written by Common Sense about 1 year ago.

Yes, she can write her own will..
You can probably get some good sample will off of the internet.
Written by Starduster55 about 1 year ago.

Yes she can. It is called a “Living Will” Having it witnessed and signed by two people other than family members makes it legal and binding.
Written by married_men_love_me about 1 year ago.

contrary to popular belief, it is not necessary to have a lawyer to make a will. as long as she writes out by hand (cannot be typed) any information stating who gets what, it is a legal document. she must sign and date it. the best thing is for her to keep it in a safe deposit box where no one can tamper with it. dont let lawyers tell you that it’s not legal to do this…. it is. i took 3 years of law, and i know it’s legal.
Written by Lizzy-tish about 1 year ago.

I would think a hand written will , with two witnesses who will not benefit in any way from the will should be considered valid in most courts of law in both Canada and the US.

However that being said most juristictions go for biological parent in the child’s best interests, unless you can prove that that particular individual is not in the child’s best interest.
Written by wrenhelpbird about 1 year ago.

you can get kits which do it all for you.

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