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OPEN WILL

will that has been spoken orally and is a nuncupative will.

JOINT WILL

a will that contains the wills of 2 or more people and the disposing of jointly owned property.

WILL COST

Price of contracts based on doing a job in a set period of time. Based on historical data that may have been an inefficient use of time so analysis is needed.

WILLFUL DEFAULT

Intentional failure by contract parties to do what has been ordered to be done.

WILLFULNESS

Intentional but not necessary malicious law violation or dereliction of duty.

WILLIE SUTTON RULE

Should focus on high yield activities and not waste time focusing on lower yield ones.

TENANCY AT WILL

Lease with no expiry date but can be terminated by tenant or landlord when receiving a statutory or a prescribed note.

READY, WILLING, AND ABLE

Ready, willing, and able defines persons who are legally and financially able to complete any type of transaction. Authorization and approval are not necessary from any other persons or parties.

PROBATING A WILL

The submission of a will to a probate court that will rate it and approve the distribution of the assets to the concerned entities.

POUR OVER WILL

A special situation under which trust is created between two or more partices, and it also includes the transfer of the assets of a will maker in to an already created trust.

NONCUPATIVE WILL

A will stated by a person on his death bed in the accompaniment of witnesses.

ORAL WILL

A will communicated verbally to witnesses, rather than in writing, usually when the person is near death. Few states accept oral wills, due to the possibility of fraud, and they are generally

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