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Getting Started: Your Will

Do You Need a Will?
Yes

Yes! Everyone needs a will, no matter if he or she is young or old, sick or healthy, single or married.

Why do you need a will? Because it allows you to:

Direct the division of your property the way you choose—not the way the state decides.
Make special financial arrangements for your family members who are minors, disabled or unfamiliar with money management.
Name a guardian for your minor children.
Select an executor (personal representative) who is well-qualified to settle your estate promptly and economically, with careful attention to your wishes.

Learn more about making a gift to us through your will.

Provide vital support for your favorite charitable institutions.
Devise an estate plan, with the help of a qualified attorney and other advisors, to minimize the taxes on your estate.

If you leave this world without a will, your assets will be distributed according to state law and your wishes will not be fulfilled. Likewise, having an outdated will also means that your current intentions will not be carried out. So when change occurs in your life, remember to update your will.

Learn more about basic estate planning.

Contact your estate planning attorney for more information on wills. To learn how to include a gift to us in your will, please contact Julie Snyder at 716-862-1992 or jsnyder@chsbuffalo.org.

Steps to Create Your Will

Please call Julie Snyder at 716-862-1992, or e-mail us at jsnyder@chsbuffalo.org, for more information.

The information in this Web site is not intended as legal advice. For legal advice, please consult an attorney. Figures cited in examples are for hypothetical purposes only and are subject to change. References to estate and income tax include federal taxes only. Individual state taxes and/or state law may impact your results.