LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I, ______________________of the City of __________, County of ________________, State of _____________________, being of legal age and of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, ordain, publish, and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills made by me.
FIRST: I order and direct that my Personal Representative, hereinafter named, pay all my just debts, funeral expenses, and all taxes owed by me or by my estate, including without limitation non-probate assets, as soon after my decease as conveniently may be done. There shall be no apportionment of any taxes, and I waive on behalf of my estate any right to recover any part of them from any person, including without limitation any recipient of property passing apart from this will.
SECOND: I give, devise and bequest to the following special bequests ___________ _______________________________________________________________________
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[add if it is part of your wishes: according to the choice of my Personal Representative, who shall take their requests into consideration in the following order:
Name___________________Address__________________ Name___________________Address__________________ Name___________________Address__________________ Name___________________Address__________________ Name___________________Address__________________
If any of them shall predecease me, their gifts shall go to their children, share and share alike [add if it is part of your wishes: according to the choice of my Personal Representative].
THIRD: I give, devise and bequest to the following, one item from my personal property, according to the choice of my Personal Representative:
Name___________________Address__________________ Name___________________Address__________________ Name___________________Address__________________ Name___________________Address__________________ Name___________________Address__________________
If any of them shall predecease me, or wish to donate their bequest, their gift shall lapse and become part of the remainder of my estate.
FOURTH: I give, devise, and bequest all the rest, residue, and remainder of my property, real, personal, and mixed, now owned and hereafter acquired by me of every nature whatsoever, and wherever situated, of which I may die owner and/or with rights of possession, or to which I may at the time of death be any way entitled, except any property over which I may then have a testamentary power of appointment, to the Diocese of _____________________________________________ to have and to hold forever.
FIFTH: I hereby make, constitute, and appoint as my Personal Representative, ___
________________________________________________________________________ In the event he or she shall predecease me, then ________________________________ ______________________________________, and direct that he be allowed to serve without bond or security of any type. I give my Personal Representative the power to nominate any additional or successor Personal Representative as he or she, in his or her sole discretion, may deem appropriate.
SIXTH: I direct unsupervised administration of my estate and that my estate be administered in as informal a manner as my personal representative deems advisable and applicable law permits. The laws of the State of ________________________________ insofar as legally possible shall govern in all respects the meaning and legal effect of this will and the administration of my estate; except as otherwise provided herein; and all references to applicable laws mean those in force and effect on the date of my death and shall include any amendments and successor provisions thereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament consisting of ____ [__] pages, this ________ day of ____________________, 200__.
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ATTESTATION OF TWO WITNESSES:
On this ______ day of __________________, 200__, ____________________________
________________________________ of City_________________________________, state of __________, signed the foregoing instrument in our presence and declared the same to be his/her Last Will and Testament, and as witnesses thereto, we now, at his/her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other, hereto subscribe our names.
________________________________ residing at _________________________ NC
________________________________ residing at _________________________ NC
DECLARATION CONCERNING REMUNERATION
I, ______________________________________, having committed myself to the holy plan of following Christ more closely as a professed eremitic since ________________
___________________________________, and intending to commit myself to the holy plan of following Christ more closely as a publicly professed eremitic according to the approved rite of the Roman Catholic Church on Date of consecration Mass __________
___________________, do hereby testify:
IN CONSIDERATION of the law of the Latin Rite Catholic Church concerning the remuneration of religious brothers and sisters acknowledged by the Catholic Church, which law I know and deliberately acknowledge and to which I voluntarily and fully submit myself; and
FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the benefits accruing to me as a religious brother or sister of the Diocese of _____________; and
FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION that I am to maintain financial independence, and that I am to be responsible for all my financial obligations, and the Most Reverend _________________ and/or the Diocese of ______________ [“the Diocese” herein] shall not be responsible for any of my financial obligations or personal actions, [add if applicable: except to the extent provided for any employee of the Diocese in my circumstances as an employee;]
DO SOLEMNLY STATE AND DECLARE that I shall never claim or demand, directly or indirectly, any wages, compensation, remuneration, or reward, either in specie or by way of annuity or pension, other than as a salaried employee of the Diocese, for the time or for the services or work that I devote for or with the Diocese during the time I may remain here or elsewhere in the name of or upon commission for the Diocese.
I FURTHER DECLARE and acknowledge that a waiver may not include claims of which I am not aware, unknown, or unanticipated claims, at the time of making the waiver; and I hereby specifically waive any and all such claims.
Dated: _______________________________
______________________________ Name Address City, NC zip
Dated: _______________________________
_____________________________________ M. Rev. __________________ Bishop of the Diocese of _____________
ACT OF CESSION AND PROVISION FOR USE AND REVENUE
I, ___________________________________, having professed my vows as an eremitic to [for first profession of any religious vows of any kind, name of person receiving them: ______________________________________, on [date] ________________________, for [length of time] _____________ years; and having professed my vows as an eremitic to to [for first profession of any religious vows of any kind, name of person receiving them: _________________________________, on [date] ________________________, for [length of time] _____________ years; and having professed my vows as an eremitic to to [for first profession of any religious vows of any kind, name of person receiving them: _________________________________, on [date] ________________________, for [length of time] _____________ years; and having received the rescript of each of them to live as an eremitic; and
Having made my petition and received approval from the Most Reverend _____________________, in the Diocese of __________________, on Date______________________, do hereby grant power of attorney and administration of my real and personal property or any property subsequently acquired by me to the Most Reverend ___________________, or his delegate or successor, during my lifetime as a hermit of this Diocese.
This property is specified as follows:
Property Value Library Personal publications unknown Insurance policy, face value Pension benefits from corporation per month plus health care coverage? Social Security benefits per month plus health care coverage Auto, renters, and liability insurance Car or truck Other vehicle Household furniture and furnishings located at Home address Other property Burial plot
Any income derived therefrom shall be added to the principle to the extent necessary for my care and maintenance; and the balance given to _____________________________. The life insurance policy is for my funeral Mass and burial.
I declare and ordain that, if for any reason I shall be dispensed from the obligations arising from my profession of vows according to Canon 603, both the above named Cession of Administration of my real and personal property and the disposition of the use and usufruct of said property shall cease and terminate from that date forward. The Diocese of ___________________ shall not be held accountable for any income it has expended on my behalf therefrom.
In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name on Date________________________
_______________________________ Name
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Witness Witness
I, the Most Reverend _______________________, the Bishop of the Diocese of __________________approve the request of _________________________________________ to cede all administration of her property and all goods which she may acquire in the future, to the Diocese of ___________; upon condition that the administration and use of her property shall be determined by her in collatis consiliis with me or my delegate or successor.
Dated: _________________________
___________________________________ M. Rev. ________________ Bishop of the Diocese of ___________
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