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Your instructions in the will should be clear and specific.  
Your instructions in the will should be clear and specific.  


You need to be specific about exactly who the beneficiaries are. For example, you should not say that you want to leave everything to "my best friend" or "my cousins."
You need to be specific about exactly who the beneficiaries are. For example, you should not say that you want to leave everything to "my best friend" or "my cousins".
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"I have no spouse or children of my own. I want to leave my belongings to my niece after my death. I wrote into my will her full name and relationship to me: '...to give the residue of my estate to my niece, Daniella Cortez....'"
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