Typical provisions of a Last Will and Testament include:

• name of the testator (your name);
• name of the testator’s spouse and date of marriage, if any;
• name of all of the testator’s children (and how foster and stepchildren are to be treated), if any;
• revocation of all prior Wills;
• special gifts, if any;
• distribution instructions for the remainder of the estate after payment of just debts, taxes and expenses incurred in administration of the estate
• nomination of the Personal Representative and alternates
• powers that are to be given the Personal Representative (often defined as those provided under state statute), and
• waiver of the surety bond requirement.