Do I need to create a Last Will and Testament for each State

The main goal of creating a Last Will and Testament is to ensure that you will not be subject to probate court upon your passing. The best way of doing this is to clearly set out your intent in your Will so as to make your legal document valid. However, questions come up for situations when a person owns several properties in different states and whether they need to create a Last Will and Testament for each state. For example, if a person owns a few parcels of land in Texas, California, and Maryland, would they need to create a Will and file it in each and ever one of those States? The answer to this question is no. The person who wishes to create the Will only needs to create it and file it in the State that they reside. Regardless of the fact that you may have assets in multiple States you only create it for the State of residence. The general rule when it comes to creating a Last Will and Testament is to ensure that you are very specific and concrete in showing your true intention in the legal document. By being clear in your intention you will avoid probate court and thus reduce the amount of legal expense and cost that may occur should your estate be subject to adjudication in the courts. When you have multiple properties in different states it is a very good idea to get all of the legal descriptions of those properties from the counties where they are located in each State. At that point you can incorporate that into your Will and ensure that you are specific as to the legal description. This information can actually be found on the online sites of the counties where you have land and will thus be much easier and more convenient than having to go there in person.