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Steps to Create a Will in Minnesota Decide what property to include in your will. Decide who will inherit your property. Choose an executor to handle your estate. Choose a guardian for your children. Choose someone to manage children's property. Make your will. Sign your will in front of witnesses.

The law generally provides that, without a will, your estate will pass to your spouse, if still alive, but in situations where either spouse has children from other marriages, the spouse's share may be less than the entire estate. If your spouse is not alive, your estate will pass to your children in equal shares.

The law does not require that you have a will. However, a will is a useful tool that provides you with the ability to control how your estate will be divided. If you die without a will, Minnesota's inheritance laws will control how your estate will be divided. Your property will go to your spouse or closest relatives.

Click here to view a ?Table of Minnesota Heirship." The law generally provides that, without a will, your estate will pass to your spouse, if still alive, but in situations where either spouse has children from other marriages, the spouse's share may be less than the entire estate.

Does my will need to be notarized? No, in Minnesota, you do not need to notarize your will to make it legal. But Minnesota lets you to make your will "self-proving." If you want to do that you need to go to a notary. A self-proving will helps prove that your will is valid if it is contested in court.

Handwritten wills, also called ?holographic wills,? are not generally considered valid under Minnesota law. However, if a holographic will was executed in another state, and it was valid in the place it was made at the time it was made, a Minnesota probate court may accept it.