A will that has been witnessed properly doesn't have to be hand written. But if you are just going to write something down and have that count as your will, without witnesses, etc, then it must be handwritten.
I was going to chime in earlier that I remember from my wills class that if you use a pre-printed form, and screw it up somehow (like no witnesses), then they will only use the handwritten parts and you had better hope that they can figure out your intent from just the handwritten parts or it doesn't work as a will.
Please note that I have no real legal experience with this - that's just what I remember from school
For the science geeks amongst us: [link]
I apologize if it's been posted before, I'm a skippy skimmer, but I thought it was cool as hell playing with slider and seeing everything zoom in and out.
I really need to do my guardianship stuff.
immediate temporary guardians
OH! right, should do that.
Also, msbelle, make sure Mac has his U.S. citizenship. There have been cases locally where a child adopted from a foreign country - for some reason - didn't get his U.S. citizenship and when picked up for a minor offense was "sent home".
Steampunk Softies - fun soft toys.
This is kind of adorable: two guys, one a new parent and one a new homeowner, compare the Stuff: [link]
yeah he has it, but I need to get him a passport and Certificate of Citizenship from HSA. Money I do not have right now, and i have to get his named changed on his SSC before i can do either.
FYI, the passport is significantly cheaper, but expires. The certificate is good forever, and is often preferred, but costs a lot.
For the citizenship, you have time - until he's 18, I believe. It's just ... these stories are so heartrending and so unnecessary.
On the bright side, there was a story in the paper recently about "Ethiopian camp" - families with kids adopted from Ethiopia got together and they had Ethiopian food, music, dancing. And the parents got tips on taking care of the kids' skin and hair and such.
