A Christmas Gift for You Sixty-one years ago, Phil Spector released an album that went on to become a pop-music classic: A Christmas Gift for You. But in this blog, I want to talk about a different Christmas gift for you: your Will. You’ve surely got enough socks? And air fryers are so last year. So why not give yourself the best Christmas ever and get your Will sorted out at long last? Then you can enjoy the festive season with an easy mind and step into the new year feeling smug that, at long last, you’ve got your […]
The Two Types of Lasting Power of Attorney
The Two Types of Lasting Power of Attorney If you’ve not yet got around to sorting out your Lasting Power of Attorney now is as good a time as any. And I’m here to guide you through it all. Did you know, for instance, that there are two types of Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)? No? Well, what follows is all you need to know. The what, the why and the how. But let’s start at the beginning with a basic definition of an LPA. What an LPA is An LPA is a legal document. You set up an LPA […]
Appointing Guardians in your Wills
Why you need a Will if you have young children!
I’ve got a Lasting Power of Attorney. Do I Need a Living Will Too?
I’ve got a Lasting Power of Attorney. Do I Need a Living Will Too? Before we look at the question of whether you need a Living Will as well as a Lasting Power of Attorney, let’s have a look at what characterises the two things. A Living Will, or Advanced Decision, lets you say no to certain medical treatment, should you, at some future point, not be able to decide for yourself. On the other hand, a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for health and welfare has a wider remit. It appoints attorneys to act for you to make decisions […]
What is a resolution?
What is a resolution? The dictionary defines the word ‘resolution’ as: a firm decision to do or not to do something. Now, since Covid 19 onwards, my Will-writing business has kept me well-occupied. Even so, this country still has something in the region of 30 million adults with no Will in place. Now I’m neither suggesting nor supposing that a staggering number of people have made a firm and conscious resolution to not get their Wills written. What’s more likely is that they’ve simply not got around to it. Is that you? Is the thought ‘I must get my Will […]