Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania

In making an online will, How does a widow of many years answer the question married or single? She has adult children and has never remarried after her husbands death.


Asked on 8/06/14, 10:01 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Greg Artim Morrow & Artim, P.C.

You shouldn't make an online Will. You have no idea if that company that you found online is using a standard form for the whole country, or whether its state specific. Each state has different requirements to make a Will valid.

Contact a local estate attorney to draft a Will for you. Yes, it will probably cost $250 or so, but at least you know it will be valid.

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Answered on 8/06/14, 10:32 am

I really agree with Attorney Artim. Wills are not expensive. Go to a real attorney and do not make an online will.

Some wills like through Legal Zoom or Rocket Lawyer have errors in them and are not state specific and PA has some very specific requirements for validity and you run the risk of messing things up by doing this online and leaving your loved ones a legal mess which is going to cost far more to sort out than you would spend on a lawyer and having this done right.

In answer to your question the woman is single not married. She has no living husband. If this were a questionnaire from a lawyer (I use this in my own practice) I have a space for a person to indicate if their spouse is deceased or if they are divorced. I can't answer for what you are doing but if you are not married with a living spouse then you are single unless there is a specific box for a notation that you are a widow.

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Answered on 8/06/14, 1:23 pm


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