Wills The Last Laugh

Your will   is written to help your loved ones orchestrate the disposal of your estate when you’ve moved on. Whilst yours may be simple, here are a few with some quirks to them.

Unusual Will’s
It is practical to make a will. The majority of us know this, but actually getting around to it seems such a hassle.  How much thought went in these “wills with a difference”?

Even the celebrated conjurer and escape artist, Harry Houdini, couldn’t escape death. Having died from a burst appendix, one of his greatest shocks came with the reading of his will. His magicians equipment went to his former partner Theodore, who was in addition his brother. His mystical skills fizzled on the next section – his bountiful collection of books on magic and the occult. He left these to the American Society for Psychical Research, but only on the term that their research officer J Malcolm Bird, who additionally was the editor of their journal, stood down. They declined the conditions the compilation was given to the Library of Congress.

The stage rabbits that he utilised in his act came out of their hats and were divided around the kids of friends. Continuing the odd theme, his gave his wife ten words, which was a secret code, with the avowal that he would use these words to reach her from the afterlife. Every year for 10 years, following his death, she faithfully held séances, but Houdini never made contact.

Kozmic Blues and rock singer Janis Joplin had a short but notable career. She wrote several rock classics and four albums, including “To Love Somebody” and “Me and Bobby McGee”. After years of drug addiction, she passed away from an overdose, aged twenty seven. Two days before her demise in 1970 her cheap will      the sum of $2,500 to sponsor an all night party at her favourite bar so that her mates could “get blasted after I’m gone.” It must have been some wake – that was an appreciable amount of cash back in 1970.

We’ve all read about people that, unexpectedly, leave all their money to the cats’ home, much to the disbelief of their family. Many family feuds begin when a will is read. As long as the person who made the will is of sound mind and not under duress, there is often nothing that can be done to object to such a decision.

Eccentricities aside, if you pass on without leaving a will, the people whom you would want to inherit wont always be the ones that do so. You might have a partner of many years, but if you’re not married or in a legal partnership, he or she won’t get your estate, in spite of your wishes and affirmations. This can be upsetting when it’s not clearly stated and can result in devastating financial consequences.

The current method to get your will started is to go online and source a will call      . However basic your intentions are, it’s best to get the professionals to write it for you and you can be sure that you’re leaving your affairs exactly how you would want.