Brenda's is an excellent suggestion, IMHO. This is also not legal advice, and laws differ from state to state. However, at one time I was informed that every item or group of items specifically listed and bequeathed in a will (or codicil) must be appraised and their value included for state and federal estate taxes (if any). A letter left with a Will doesn't have the same legal requirement that a given item must go to a specific recipient--the letter is simply the decedent's request--but the items listed in the letter don't fall under the same appraisal and tax requirements.
Barbara Joyce Snoqualmie, WA USA > Terry and I have made Wills but they are of the type that leaves > everything to each other and then equally between the children, but I > have put a note into the envelope saying that if they don't want any of > my lacemaking things for themselves then please offer them to The Lace > Guild - and included the Guild's address/phone number. That sort of > thing can be done for any specialist items. > > Brenda > > > On 12 Jun 2006, at 13:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Dear Friends: >> >> >> THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE AND ALL WILLS/TRUST LAWS DIFFER FROM STATE TO >> STATE >> IN THE UNITED STATES. >> >> >> Clay's letter caught my interest right away. My husband and I are >> constantly "antiqueing" and buying things second-hand. At one >> auction, where there >> were no children surviving the couple; their entire life was laid out >> on >> several tables. You could view everything and realize that many >> things were >> purchased with care. I have no heirs. My husband's children aren't >> interested >> either. My largest fear is that some jerk will come in and clean out >> the house, >> not recognize my extensive bone bobbin collection, and pitch all of >> it into >> a dumpster. So, even though I have not made out a will, I am going to >> inventory everything in my lacemaking collection and pick a >> designated spot. An >> inventory is the first step towards creating a will and would become >> an >> integral part of it when it is finally time to disperse it all. >> >> >> Linda MacRannolds Sheff, Esq. >> >> - >> To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: >> unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > Brenda > http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
