One Joint Will or Two Wills For Calgary Legal Wills (1)

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With a husband and wife, would you prepare one
joint will or two wills?
- Russ Weninger -
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Some jurisdictions allow for joint wills.
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However, Russ Weninger practice is to prepare two
wills, one for each spouse. Joint wills have too
many drawbacks.
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In particular, a husband and wifes wishes are
not always in line.
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For example, the husband may wish for one of his
siblings to be his alternate executor, and the
wife may wish for one of her siblings to be her
alternate executor.
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In all likelihood, one spouse will predecease the
other, rather than both dying at the same time.
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Since a joint will may be probated for the spouse
who dies first, the second spouse would then
likely have to do another will anyway.
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