If my best friend was just killed but had asked me to take care of his personal items, is this legal without a Will?

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If my best friend was just killed but had asked me to take care of his personal items, is this legal without a Will?

He had no family and a heart attack at age 29. After his hospital stay he asked me to take care of his personal items.

Asked on September 30, 2019 under Estate Planning, Pennsylvania

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 4 years ago | Contributor

Please accept our sympathy for your loss.
It is not legal, unfortunately. Only a properly signed ("executed") and witnessed will controls what happens to a person's property or belongings after they die. No other expression of his wishes has any legal effect.


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