Beneficiaries

Specific Gifts

• How Many Specific Gifts Can I Leave in My Will? Do I Need an Itemized List?
• Can I leave property like a home or cottage to someone as a specific gift/legacy?
• Can I leave a gift for more than one person?
• What is a specific gift?
• Can I assign a backup beneficiary for a specific gift in case the intended recipient passes away before me?

Backup/Contingent Beneficiaries

• Tutorial: How to Appoint a Contingent Beneficiary on Willful
• What Happens If My Primary Beneficiary Passes Away Before Me?
• Who should I list as a contingent beneficiary?
• Do my contingent beneficiaries have to split everything equally?