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Q: What I’m asking is there a form or can we write this out ourselves stating that I her boyfriend

Is there a form I can fill out stating that she grants me 25% of estate including insurance (life)

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Delwyn E. Webber
Delwyn E. Webber
Answered
  • Estate Planning Lawyer
  • Las Vegas, NV
  • Licensed in Nevada

A: Your girlfriend will have to prepare/sign a Last Will and Testament naming her you as to 25% if she desires to leave you a certain percentage of assets from her estate. She would also name the other beneficiaries and their percentages.

She should also name you as a 25% beneficiary of her life insurance policy directly with the Company who holds the policy. If she does not change the beneficiary designation on her Life Insurance those proceeds will [most likely] go through Probate before any beneficiary receives his/her share.

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