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.)