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The law does not say that you have to make a will. However, by making one you can make sure that your wishes about inheritance are respected.
The law does not say that you have to make a will. However, by making one you can make sure that your wishes about inheritance are respected.
 
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| text = Susan died without a will. A year before, Susan had told her sister Janet what she wanted done with the things she owned. Susan’s wishes included giving her car to her sister. But without a will, the law dictates how Susan’s estate is divided. In Susan’s case, everything in her estate will go to her only child, Amy.
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| text     = <div>"My sister Susan died without a will. A year before, she told me what she wanted done with the things she owned. Her wishes included giving her car to me. But without a will, the law says how the estate is divided. In Susan’s case, everything in her estate will go to her only child, Amy."
- Janet, Vernon</div>}}


== Does a will deal with everything you own? ==
== Does a will deal with everything you own? ==
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