i have to make a will soon ;-(((

here are some local questions:

1. must the will be done by local lawyers, stamped and sealed?

2. what are the normal or usual things a will must contain? beneficiaries?
particulars? ic, passport no?
3. how am i to quantify the will? in percentage? in rigid figures? what about my
old panties, books, pots and pans?
4. lets say i leave my wife out of the will ? can she contest the legality of
the will etc?
6 can i specify that a certain relative SHALL NOT benefit from the will? if so,
how and will this document create long drawn civil suits/delay the disposal of
properties?
5. what happens if there is no will at all?

i need help quick!

thanks a great heap

1. It is relatively inexpensive to draw up a will and it is advisable to

seek the help of a lawyer so that the will is properly drafted and the
wordings used are clear about the intention of the testator(the person
making the Will) so that the Will is not later challenged because of poor
drafting or the wrong usage of words. It is for this reason why you require
the services of a lawyer to draw up a will.
2. A Will must of course name its beneficiaries and it must also be
witnessed by at least 2 witnesses who are non-beneficiaries (very
important). If the wintess is named as a beneficiary, he will automatically
lose his share of the will which will go under the laws of intestacy (ie.
his share will be distributed by the law as if that share had not been
accounted for in the will). The Will must also name an executor, ie. the
person who will administer the estate according to your will after you die.
To be on the safe side, name 2 executors so that if 1 executor dies, you
have a back-up executor. If there is no named executor, the court will still
carry out your will but it will name an administrator to do the job.

3. The wording of the will will account for all of your property. The lawyer
will see to this.

4. You can leave a monimal sum for your wife, for example RM10. and make it
clear that this is exactly how much you wish to leave to her. Or you can
leave her nothing at all and speciafically state in your will that you have
deliberately left her out and in brief, state your reasons for doing so. It
is your will, the courts will give effect to it. The courts are not
concerned with the fairness or inequity of your will so long as it conforms
with the formal requirements as stated earlier in point 2.

6. As above, you can specify in your will to leave out any person. Again,
the drafting of the will see to this, which is the lawyer's job.

5. if there is no will, your estate wuill devolve under the rules of

intestatcy which means that it will be distributed to your wife, children,
etc in such shares according to the alw and not as you intend it.