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Show Everybody should have a will, Headache? not just the rich. Even small legacies can present survivors with a costly problem. Li LAW ? 5. Jk by -- M1 Joseph N. Bell a WD ill 9 About half the Americans who die each year leave no will. Thus their legacy creates complicated problems for their survivors. If a person leaves no will, the state in which he lived directs distribution of his property. And state laws vary widely on this point. All d a fixed share for the surviving spouse, but this varies from to a sliding scale based on the number of children or one-ha- lf of the property, and the other In most states, the wife gets one-thiis divided equally among the children. But until the children come of age and can claim their inheritance, the mother must get a court order to use any of the children's money to meet everyday expenses. Although state laws must distribute unbequeathed property by a stock formula, it may be a very poor formula, indeed, for your family. So, it's important that you know the inheritance laws of your state and make a will to comply with them What's involved in making a will? That, of course, depends o the complexity of your estate and the bequests you want to make. But Re re are a few general rules to remember: pie-scri- be one-thir- rd two-thir- 1. ds 19 states, a will entirely in your own handw riting and dated is legal labeled clearly as a will In the other states (and in the 19. if printed or typewritten), the will must be witnessed by either two or three persons In if 2. Witnesses must be adults who have no interest in the estate. They should watch you initial each page of the will and sign at the end before they sign their own names and addresses. will can be changed by adding a properly witnessed codicil, but it's safer to make a whole new will. 3. A 4. ffe nn Oy It's better to state bequests in terms of percentages of the estate than in actual cash value, which may change considerably Bequests should be thoughtful, specific, and stated in easily under("Between" and "among," for example, have very different meanings in a legal document.) Acts twice as fast as aspirin 6. Don't leave to the last moment when you might deal with heirs. justly deserving Bufferin combines aspirin with two antacid ingredients. These speed the pain reliever out 7. In many states, a 8. In most states, a divorce does not revoke a will. 9 If you move from one state to another, your will may have to be changed to comply with the laws of the new state. 5. stood language. will-maki- ng w ill is un- revoked by the birth of a child. possible, consult a lawyer. A simple will probably won't cost you more than S25. of the stomach and into the blood stream tvi ice as fast as aspirin. So, for effective, fast relief from headaches, discomfort of colds, neuralgia and ordinary muscular aches and pains use the rmdcrn . BUKhtRlN pain reliever . 10. If Family Woekly. April 14. 1937 21 . ODUC Won't f" upset your stomach as aspirin often does |