BEQUEST WORDING

Suggested wording for a bequest to Mercy Ships is as follows:

A residuary bequest

I give to Mercy Ships Australia Ltd, 4/24 Bulcock St, Caloundra, the rest of my estate, and I direct that the receipt of the organisation shall be a complete discharge to my Executors for the legacy, and that my Executors shall not be bound to see the application thereof.

A proportional bequest

I give to Mercy Ships Australia Ltd, 4/24 Bulcock St, Caloundra, an amount equal to ____ per centum of the total value of my estate, and I direct that the receipt of the organisation shall be a complete discharge to my Executors for the legacy, and that my Executors shall not be bound to see the application thereof.

A gift of specific assets

I give to Mercy Ships Australia Ltd, 4/24 Bulcock St, Caloundra, ____ (description of real estate, securities, etc), and I direct that the receipt of the organisation shall be a complete discharge to my Executors for the legacy, and that my Executors shall not be bound to see the application thereof. (And I direct that the said legacy shall be free of debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, duties and taxes which shall be paid out of the residue of my estate.)

A gift of cash

I give to Mercy Ships Australia Ltd, 4/24 Bulcock St, Caloundra, the sum of $____, and I direct that the receipt of the organisation shall be a complete discharge to my Executors for the legacy, and that my Executors shall not be bound to see the application thereof. (And I direct that the said legacy shall be free of debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, duties and taxes which shall be paid out of the residue of my estate.)