Holographic Will Example: Married With Minor Children (Arizona)

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF DANIEL RAYMOND CALDWELL 1. Declaration and revocation. I, Daniel Raymond Caldwell, of 1536 South Pheasant Drive, Gilbert, Arizona, revoke every earlier will and codicil that I have made, as permitted by A.R.S. section 14-2507. 2. Personal data and capacity. I was born on July 22, 1985, in Mesa, Arizona, and I hold Arizona driver license C14328907. I am of sound mind and of full legal age. I write and sign this document entirely in my own hand, so that it is valid as a holographic will under A.R.S. section 14-2503, which needs no witnesses when the signature and the material provisions are in my handwriting. 3. Family. I am married to Rachel Nicole Caldwell. We have two minor children, Ethan Caldwell, born in 2016, and Mia Caldwell, born in 2019. 4. Community property acknowledgment. Arizona is a community property state. I understand that one half of our community property already belongs to my wife in her own right. This will disposes only of my separate property and of my one half of the community property. 5. Appointment of heir. I give my entire share of the estate to my wife, Rachel Nicole Caldwell. 6. Substitute heirs. If my wife does not survive me by thirty days, I give my estate in equal shares to my children, Ethan and Mia, with each child's share held in trust until that child reaches twenty five years of age. 7. Guardian for minor children. If my wife cannot serve as their parent, I nominate my sister, Laura Caldwell Bennett, of Chandler, Arizona, as guardian of my minor children. 8. Personal representative. I nominate my wife, Rachel Nicole Caldwell, as personal representative to serve without bond, and my brother in law, Thomas Bennett of Chandler, as alternate. 9. Funeral wishes. I ask to be buried at the City of Mesa Cemetery, with a simple graveside service. Signed at Gilbert, Arizona, on [date]. [signature: Daniel Raymond Caldwell] Note: This holographic will is valid in Arizona without witnesses only if its material provisions and the signature are in the testator's own handwriting (A.R.S. section 14-2503).