Nine Items You Don’t Want in a Final Will

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Most people either have or are considering writing a last will. It’s a legal way to spell out the distribution of your assets. It’s also a vehicle to tell survivors what wishes you have for your minor children’s care.

Knowing what to put in your final will is essential. But if you genuinely want your wishes to be followed, it’s just as important to know what not to put in your will. So here are nine items that you should be aware of.

1. Organ Donor Wishes

Hopefully, if you’re lying on your death bed or in a terrible accident, no one is grabbing your will to have a look. A will takes effect upon death. That means if you want to be an organ donor and put it in your will, it won’t be seen until it’s too late.