Creating a legal will for finished/unfinished work?
Just curious, does anyone have experience with how to 'bequeath' their writing in a will? I'm thinking of how C.S. Lewis, Roald Dahl, and J.R.R. Tolkien left works that were finished and/or published after their deaths. More effort for their descendants, but also options for film and adaptation rights and earnings. Other famous authors, like Louisa May Alcott, now have their works in the public domain, so I assume their descendants don't currently benefit from her writings.
A published author with a contract(s) would obviously need to be more intentional about doing this legally. But even in a 'last wishes' document, how would you phrase your intentions for what would be done with your projects?
For example:
"Send digital copies to my spouse/children/friend for nostalgia's sake but with no publishing rights"
"Allow spouse/children/friend/publisher to publish as-is and then receive all profits"
"Bequeath to school/nonprofit/etc who would benefit from my research"
Curious to hear how others do this.