What if your spouse wakes up one day and ask you ..."honey do you have a will?" What will be your reaction then and after then?

By the way according to Wikipedia A will or testament is a legal document by which a person, the testator, expresses his or her wishes as to how his or her property is to be distributed at death, and names one or more persons, the executor, to manage theestate until its final distribution. For the devolution of property not disposed of by will, see inheritance and intestacy.

Though it has at times been thought that a "will" was historically limited to real property while "testament" applies only to dispositions of personal property (thus giving rise to the popular title of the document as "Last Will and Testament", the historical records show that the terms have been used interchangeably.[1]Thus, the word "will" validly applies to both personal and real property. A will may also create a testamentary trust that is effective only after the death of the testator.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_and_testament

It is insensitive to suddenly wakeup and ask your husband to write a WILL,but then it is common sense for a man who loves his partner to be prepared for any eventualities,just like the case of the pastor's wife who was ejected just few.days after her husband's burial,it is adviceable for the benefactor of the family(who most times is the man) to put things in place...



Smellyanus how will you feel if I wake you up in the middle of the night and ask you to write your will

If my wife ask me about my will, she automatically becomes a suspect cos I will investigate her reasons for asking me that...

This topic deserves to be in FrontPage for wider contributions

Lalasticlala please take it to the permanent site.

gochenko:
If my wife ask me about my will, she automatically becomes a suspect cos I will investigate her reasons for asking me that...

This topic deserves to be in FrontPage for wider contributions

Lalasticlala please take it to the permanent site.

Typical

Ranchhoddas:
Typical

please what will be your reaction

It's pretty obvious Nigerian men are scared of having a will even when such will is to protect their wives and kids incase of sudden demise...

gochenko:
please what will be your reaction

As unpleasant as it is to think about, death is always a possibility so one must be prepared. The smart thing is to always have a will to avoid confusion among the ones you'd leave behind if it happens.

Ranchhoddas:
As unpleasant as it is to think about, death is always a possibility so one must be prepared. The smart thing is to always have a will to avoid confusion among the ones you'd leave behind if it happens.

I agree with you bro but I also know it's easier said than done

gochenko:
If my wife ask me about my will, she automatically becomes a suspect cos I will investigate her reasons for asking me that...


Lalasticlala please take it to the permanent site.

A will protects your family, its that simple. Protects your spouse and children from relatives ,makes its easier to access funds from banks etc.

No wonder relatives of some deceased people find it very difficult to access funds of the dead from financial institutions. Its easier to leave a will than for the people you left to be chasing letter of administration up and down, a lot of people have left funds of dead relatives in banks and other institutions simply because the process is just to expensive for them, they just forget about such funds.If there is a will its easy.

There's something really odd about this topic.

Aprime:
There's something really odd about this topic.

do you mind sharing what it is

yetseyi:




No wonder relatives of some deceased people find it very difficult to access funds of the dead from financial institutions. Its easier to leave a will than for the people you left to be chasing letter of administration up and down, a lot of people have left funds of dead relatives in banks and other institutions simply because the process is just to expensive for them, they just forget about such funds.If there is a will its easy.

you are right but I also think the attitude of some Nigerian Women/wives have contributed to the fear factor in having a will

Berbierklaus:

It is insensitive to suddenly wakeup and ask your husband to write a WILL,but then it is common sense for a man who loves his partner to be prepared for any eventualities,just like the case of the pastor's wife who was ejected just few.days after her husband's burial,it is adviceable for the benefactor of the family(who most times is the man) to put things in place...



Smellyanus how will you feel if I wake you up in the middle of the night and ask you to write your will

I agree with you dear.... At first I will be scared within me, but I will try as much as possible to want to know your reasons for such fearful demand at the middle of the night... But I know i may sleep with one eyes open

gochenko:
you are right but I also think the attitude of some Nigerian Women/wives have contributed to the fear factor in having a will

Attitude as how? That she will kill you if she finds out about your will abi.
Or she will take your properties you willed to her and children and marry another person

So how do they contribute , just wondering oo Enlighten me pls


I know the process of writing a will is very private, almost a secret thing.

A lot of Nigerians see a will as a death sentence but it shouldnt be so

yetseyi:


Attitude as how? That she will kill you if she finds out about your will abi.
Or she will take your properties you willed to her and children and marry another person

So how did they contribute , just wondering oo Enlighten me pls


I know the process of writing a will is very private, almost a secret thing.

A lot of Nigerians see a will as a death sentence but it should be so

hahaha a friend's mum once told us about how two widows from a particular state in the south east were quarreling, the first widow accused the other widow of killing her husband while she accepted the fact that she killed her husband, she asked told the accuser that she gained a lot of properties but she (accuser) that killed her husband what did she get? Irony of everything is that my friends mum is also from the southeast.... Don't pretend you don't know that these things happen

Aprime:
There's something really odd about this topic.

Perhaps the OP's moniker?

gochenko:
hahaha a friend's mum once told us about how two widows from a particular state in the south east were quarreling, the first widow accused the other widow of killing her husband while she accepted the fact that she killed her husband, she asked told the accuser that she gained a lot of properties but she (accuser) that killed her husband what did she get? Irony of everything is that my friends mum is also from the southeast.... Don't pretend you don't know that these things happen

Lool, its okay oo.
Why marry someone who can kill you because of posessions ?

When there is a will, there will always be a way!!

Am sure Nigeria men arenot scared of writing a will,what they won't do mostly is to share the contents of their will with their wife for obvious reasons?.....a woman should only ask for the contents of a husband will when she also shows the husband about her will also?..or don't women have wills to?....if you want openness,you do so by being open!!..that said all sane main should from when they start owning possessions draft a will which will include all member of their family.They are not under any obligation to share details of it.For me the best will I will give my family is what I can give them when am alive...education,shares and the likes,when am gone ...anything can happen...May God spare our lifes more on earth

Will to a Nigerian is like planning on dying soon.

It has not been a norm in Nigeria. Only Few educated elites and those that had stayed abroad awhile really write a procedure of how their estate should be shared.

Wills though they equally share assets don't favor everyone in the long run


The next best thing and alternative is board signatories where everyone is involved and no one can access without the other it promotes love and equality for all

Of course....writing a will is like signing a death certificate.

WILLS are good if you have items to WILL out ......

Why is it that the ladies want a will stated more than the guys on this thread

What about ladies will? or is will for men alone?




>>>> I'm just wondering ... I will address the topic later

It's just ignorance plain and simple. No will, no life insurance. Nothing.
BTW this can also apply to the wives. It must not be the men who have to make a will or have life insurance. Once you have a family, you should be open to such things in case of any unforeseen events. But we are to superstitious to be reasonable.

Nigerian women and other people's property. Tufiakwa.

When they have a WAY (Business Empire, Estates, Great Fulfillment), then the WILL shall manifest.

All dis ladies go dey rush dey comment
I wonder wt dey hv to say

Will ke
Even at the age of 70 is a NO to Nigerians