Bequest Language
Example bequest language - Please feel free to change the numbers or percentages as you desire.
1. Bequest of cash
"I bequeath the sum of $10,000 to Lutheran Women's Missionary League of of St. Louis, MO - Tax ID: 43-0670932."
2. Bequest of a percent of the estate
"I devise and bequeath 20% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to Lutheran Women's Missionary League, of St. Louis, MO - Tax ID: 43-0670932."
3. Contingent Bequest
"If my brother John Doe survives me, I devise and bequeath 20% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to John Doe. If John Doe does not survive me, then I devise and bequeath 20% of my residuary estate, whether real or personal property and wherever located to Lutheran Women's Missionary League, of St. Louis, MO - Tax ID: 43-0670932."
1. Bequest of cash
"I bequeath the sum of $10,000 to Lutheran Women's Missionary League of of St. Louis, MO - Tax ID: 43-0670932."
2. Bequest of a percent of the estate
"I devise and bequeath 20% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to Lutheran Women's Missionary League, of St. Louis, MO - Tax ID: 43-0670932."
3. Contingent Bequest
"If my brother John Doe survives me, I devise and bequeath 20% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to John Doe. If John Doe does not survive me, then I devise and bequeath 20% of my residuary estate, whether real or personal property and wherever located to Lutheran Women's Missionary League, of St. Louis, MO - Tax ID: 43-0670932."
