Recommended Language for Wills and Living Trusts
I give and bequeath to The League of the Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague, a not-for-profit corporation organized under the Laws of the State of Illinois, P.O. Box 1045, Westmont, IL 60559-8245.
To make a cash bequest
the sum of $_________ to be used by The League of the Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague, for its general purposes.
To give a percentage of the estate
_______ percent of my estate to be used by The League of the Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague, for its general purposes.
To give a residual amount or remaining interest
the rest, residue and remainder of my estate after all debts, expenses and taxes have been paid and all the general and specific bequests have been made, to be used by The League of the Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague, for its general purposes.
To give a tangible asset or property
_______ shares of common stock of __________ (or insert here a description of other property) owned by me at my death as these shares shall exist at the date of my death, to be used by The League of the Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague, for its general purposes.