Have you written a will?

@kaka135 (14916)
Malaysia
January 27, 2010 9:45am CST
Today, my colleague asked me this question. Well, I do agree that someone should write a will when they are older, but I didn't think of writing a will when I am only at 30s. The first respond I gave to my colleague was, I do not have much property to write down. She just attended a talk about why we should write a will, and she shared with me about the talk. She told me, if we do not have a will, then after we die, our property will be divided into three sections, and it'll be given to our children, our parents and our spouse. I think it's quite fair, as they are my lovely family, I don't mind giving them all I have. So, this doesn't really bother me. What do you think? Have you written a will? Do you think we should have a will?
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29 responses
@p1kef1sh (45681)
27 Jan 10
I think that it is important to have a will and I've had one for over 20 years. In this country the Government can take your assets if you don't have a will and you have to claim them back from them - it's called probate. So writing one seemed a sensible idea.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
31 Jan 10
Hi there, thanks for your response. I don't understand why the government has the right to take our assets, and it will be quite troublesome to claim back the assets also, right?
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
28 Jan 10
I've never written a will, and after reading your discussion, it reminds me of it. I think I probably should; especially now that deaths and etc can happen to anyone at anytime at all. I think I ought to. And the will you have mentioned; sound pretty reasonable to me as well.
@vandana7 (98958)
• India
28 Jan 10
Hi zed, there is just a hitch there. Children become more helpless. The person may have more siblings. Therefore, if the parents get it, parents may be coerced into writing it to those siblings, to the detriment of the child! Therefore, it is necessary to write that the property should pass on to the children (who at times are minors) if there is no provision in the law to that effect. Same should be the case for property that goes to the spouse.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
31 Jan 10
Thanks for the explanation. There are certain truths there. Some children tend to coerce their parents to write wills to pass to them and etc, that's not good at all. I found out your age on another discussion..
@vandana7 (98958)
• India
28 Jan 10
Hi zed, you didn't know my age or the information about will. Thanks for the respect though.
• Philippines
1 Feb 10
i dont think its necessary for me right now to make a will. in the first place, i don't own any properties, and i don't have millions of money too. maybe if ever i'll make a will right now, it'll just be like passing my beloved books to my loved ones whom i know will cherish the gift as i do.
• India
8 Feb 10
Hello my friend kaka135 Ji, Well, we both are quite old above 65 yrs and we are trying to make our will since three- four yrs. For this about two yrs back, I called a meeting with both my sons and lone my daughter, everyone said to give everything in favour of others. But as a parent, we should justified. Our second son is little bit very much tricky and intelligent, he was of teh iew, in case we want to divide the propertyand assets, it should be everywhere, means if we have one house as immovable property, it's walls should be made half/half and shared between both of them. So what I think, will leave it o tehm.As a parent, we always wish taht all children o live with harmony, andit is we think taht they should divide themslves. So I could not make my will so far. Please dosuggest some better ways to come out as neutral May God bless You and have a great time.
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
31 Jan 10
Thanks kaka135, for reminding me to write my own will. The will is a testament to the owner's wishes about to whom he or she would like to bequeath his possessions, real or personal. The will serves to facilitate the legal side so that the heirs will not dispute. Otherwise, they might quarrel. You would not want that to happen, do you? So get it done. The heirs are only human.
@jkcokley (265)
• United States
31 Jan 10
I'm not sure where you live but in the USA - first if you don't have a will your money ,property will go to the estate meaning the government then to your children,spouse , parents. etc.... Make the will.
• Australia
28 Jan 10
My husband and I have both had wills for a number of years, and we also have enduring power of attorney for each other. One of our sons has enduring power of attorney should anything happen to both my husband and I together. No matter in which country you live, and no matter whether or not you have a lot of property, everyone should have a written will, properly lodged.
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
28 Jan 10
Though the property goes to our own people, still it is better to write the will as it will be easy to share the property without any delay or unnecessary running around. Even my friends advise me this. I have to write the will soon, though I do not have much property.
@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
28 Jan 10
I agree with your colleague that it's very important to write a will, and I felt it so even more after I had a child. I personally think it's wise to go and do up a will, because it speeds up the process of allocating your assets after you pass away. If you do not have a will, the public trustee has to divide up your funds according to intestacy laws (i think, for my country at least) and it could take years compared to the months, if you had a will spelling everything out nicely. my husband and i have been meaning to get a will done ever since our kid was born so that our insurance assets, (you may not have much property but surely you have life insurance?) and claims can be distributed easily and not locked up by the state for many years, not being accessed by the loved ones who may need it once we're gone and cannot provide for their immediate needs. thanks for the reminder, we're going to get one done soon!
@illfavors (590)
• United States
28 Jan 10
No I haven't written a will, however I have voiced my wishes to my family members on what I would like to be done when I am gone.
@marketing07 (6266)
• South Korea
28 Jan 10
i think its a good idea..
@maxilimian (3099)
• Indonesia
28 Jan 10
Yaa your friend is right, there's no problem for writing a will, i think we all should have it, as long as we live, i'm sure everybody still has a will and a hope, although it looks hard or maybe it's impossible, but when there is a will there is a hope
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
29 Jan 10
I should have a will drawn up fairly soon, but to answer your question in short, I don't have one yet. My husband and I just acquired our first house two years ago and before we had the house we really had nothing that we would be able to pass on to our heirs. However, I've since learned that in our state it isn't just about your possessions. We have two minor children and if we don't have a will and something happens to both of us the state would get to decide who was going to raise our children and I don't want that to happen. Both my husband and I agree that if something was to happen to us, then we want my mother and my baby sister to raise our children.
• Philippines
28 Jan 10
yes. i don't have a will yet , because didn't mind that before because i just wanted to have a money or to make money. but yes the will should make before you die it is important to you to have a will right now , because we cannot say our destiny , but if you do not have a property so won't make or write a will. but if you have a lots of properties its better to you to write or make a will right now.
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Jan 10
Your colleague is right. Because my colleague met the same experience and it made me realize how troublesome it is. Therefore I told it to my parents. Soon after they went to the relevant department to write down their wills. So if one day they are gone, at least everything will be clear and easy. I also consider to write down my wills, but perhaps I am still young and I always delay it. I love China
• China
28 Jan 10
As long as there is confidence,mind can not concentrate,then there is that will certainly be able to go on to write and see what you are holding the mentality to write.
@bingchen (1119)
• China
28 Jan 10
i think that it is not necessary to write the will now.because i am at30s,at the same time i dont have much property.i have not any property left to my family.if i have enough property.i think about this sugguestion and write a will and designate a succussor,because i often see someone argue because of property's distribution.so avoiding this problem happened,it become important to write the will.of course,i dont know whether i earn enough money to write a will,otherwise,i dont think about it.
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
28 Jan 10
I don't and I haven't. I should. I've already been approached last year by a person selling services for this need. But I have been procrastinating. And I've been trying to hide from this person. I should! I'd hate to know that the house we're living in would just be taken by the government because I did not leave a will
• Philippines
28 Jan 10
i did! i emphasize there that my casket should not be expensive so that my family will not worry financially. but the place for my wake should be comfortable so that when people visit me feels comfortable. food, coffee, candies and other things needed are at hand for those who will attend to my wake. i will donate my eyes, my heart, my other vital organs to those who need it. that is in my will. i will die a happy person for the things i left behind.
• China
28 Jan 10
I have not written a will in my life.I think we dont need it.But if someone have a lot of money I think it is necessary to write a wil.maybe their relatives want to get more money,and bad things will be happen.