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Wills is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Alec Wills (1911-1941), English cricketer and Royal Air Force officer
Alfred Wills (1828–1912), English High Court judge and mountaineer
Andrew Wills (b. 1972), Australian rules footballer
Anneke Wills (b. 1941), British actress
Arthur Wills (musician) (born 1926), English musician, composer and professor
Arthur Walters Wills (1868–1948), English politician, MP for North Dorset
Bob Wills (1905–1975), American Western swing musician
Bump Wills (b. 1952), American Major League baseball player
Childe Wills (1878–1940), an early associate of Henry Ford, one of the first Ford Motor Company employees and a contributor to the design of the Model T
Chill Wills (1902–1978), American actor and singer
Chris Wills (b. 1978), British gameshow Countdown champion
Christopher Wills, American biologist
David Wills (disambiguation)
Ernest C. Wills, American college baseball coach
Frank Wills (architect) (1822–1857), British architect
Frank Wills (baseball) (1958–2012), Major League Baseball pitcher
Frank Wills (security guard) (1948–2000), security guard that discovered the break-in that led to the Watergate scandal
Frederick Wills (disambiguation)
Garry Wills (b. 1934), American author and historian
George Alfred Wills (1854–1928), President of Imperial Tobacco
Harry Wills (1889–1958), American boxer
Helen Wills Moody (1905–1998), American tennis player
Henry Wills (disambiguation)
Horatio Wills (1811-1861), Australian pastoralist and politician, father of Tom Wills
James Wills (disambiguation)
Jedrick Wills (born 1999), American football player
John Wills (disambiguation)
Jonathan Wills (journalist), British journalist
Jonathon W. G. Wills, Scottish journalist
Josh Wills, member of the American band Story of the Year
Kevin Wills (b. 1980), English footballer
Lucy Wills (1888–1964), English haematologist
Marcus Wills (b. 1972), Australian artist
Mark Wills (b. 1973), American country music artist
Mary Wills (1914-1997), American film costume designer
Maury Wills (b. 1932), American Major League baseball player
Michael Wills (b. 1952), English politician
Richard Wills (politician) (born 1945), American politician
Richard J. Wills Jr (born 1942), a retired bishop of the United Methodist Church
Rick Wills (born 1947), British rock musician
Robbie Wills (b. 1968) American politician, Arkansas Speaker of the House (2009-2010)
Robert Wills, Church of Ireland Archdeacon of Cloyne from 1889 until 1919
Royal Barry Wills (1895–1962), American architect
Simon Wills (racing driver) (b. 1976), New Zealand racing driver
Ted Wills (b. 1934), American Major League baseball player
Tom Wills (1835–1880), Australian sportsman
Thomas Wills (disambiguation), a list of people named Thomas or Tom Wills
William Wills (disambiguation)
Wills (baseball), a Major League Baseball player (first name unknown) in 1884

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    QLD Validity of Wills whilst living in different states/overseas

    Can you please advise of the validity of Wills while living in a different state or overseas from where the Will was originally prepared. For example. We had a Will prepared in Victoria 2 years ago as we were working there at the time. Subsequent to this we have been living overseas in Germany...
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    VIC Mother stole/acquired money I inherited

    I am not quite sure which area of law this falls under—family, property, criminal, wills and estates, or otherwise—so please point me in the right direction if I've posted this in the wrong place. I was one of six beneficiaries, in addition to my mother’s five siblings, to my late grandmother's...
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    WA Challenging Executor Benefiting Themselves

    Preface: To avoid wasting anyone's time the following needs to be disclosed. The following is a bit lengthy but I have experienced submitting brief outlines always result in a 'more information please'. I understand the difficulties inherent in having an executor removed. I also understand the...
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    Affadavit of Executors, contesting wills etc

    Hello again I have a couple of questions 1. If the executors of a will are also beneficiaries, can they (the executors) still challenge a will, or would they need to step down as executors? 2. To obtain probate, executors have to sign an affidavit of executors. If they have done this, can they...
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    VIC WILLS, LAND TITLES, SOLICITORS/EXECUTOR

    Is it usual for the Executor/family solicitor (who is not a beneficiary), to have their name put on the land title of the family home. This is with another executer who is a beneficiary. What would be the reason? If the Executor/beneficiary died while the executor/solicitor (who is not a...
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    Wills - can’t find beneficiary

    i am the executor of my dad’s will. My half-brother is entitled to a share of dad’s estate. The only contact information I had for him was a mobile telephone which he has disconnected after dad’s death. What do I have to do as an executor in order to locate him and what do I do with his share...
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    Maladministration of will

    I’ve got some serious reservations about the distribution of a will that was meant to be split amongst the surviving children... What evidence does the executor need to provide about the administration of the deceased estate? What can be done if it’s later found out one of the executors was...
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    QLD Avoiding Fraudulent Last Wills and Testament?

    Just after some help, as I am a member of several senior sites, and from time to time, read about concerns that Last Wills may not have the outcome desired. Lots of incidents where the elderly have their will changed, and they may have been coerced by carers or "friends". I think we can all...
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    ACT Grant of Probate, Creditors and next steps

    Hi, My mother's estate is heading to court next week in the ACT for probate. Her estate is made up of cash only (a substantial sum) with little money outstanding to external debtors. She wrote a letter some time ago specifying that her estate is to be left to my siblings and I equal share (4...
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    NSW Wills and Estates, Beneficiary

    Friend has been bequeathed in late fathers Will the residual of his Estate which is around $100,000 but we do not know that as the solicitors will not give any indication of how the proceeds of the assets have been divided up. Meaning, the solicitor is asking to have a document signed so they...