In general, it’s always a good idea to make sure your Will is either written or updated if you’ve got Wills in place already. So, here are 7 reasons to update your Will right now! There’s been a change in your family circumstances. Years pass and our children become adults before we know it. Have your children reached their majority without you noticing it? If so you’ll need to get updated on any existing Wills specifying guardians and so forth. Or it might be that you now have grandchildren that you want to include in your Will. A beneficiary […]
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4 Questions to Ask a Solicitor or Will Writer
In this blog I cover what you should you ask your solicitor or will writer before choosing them. Hope you find it helpful!
COVID-19 AND GETTING YOUR WILLS DRAFTED
As a member of the Institute of Professional Will Writers, I’m in receipt of guidance issued by them on Covid-19 and getting your Wills drafted. So, I felt you’d find it helpful and reassuring if I shared that guidance with you. First, though, I’ve set out things to think about and the information I would need to discuss your Wills: Decisions you must make when drafting your Wills and information required: • Who will act as your executors? It’s common for married couples to appoint each other in the first instance. And then to substitute executors in the event of […]
You WILL get this item on your holiday planning list!
You WILL get this item on your holiday planning list! Passport: check. Insect repellent: check. Sunscreen, sunhat, flip-flops, bikini: check. Currency and car hire: check. Will: Will? Yes – you know. That thing that I bang on about rather lot? If you haven’t got your Last Will and Testament drawn up yet and you’re jetting off to foreign climes – or even if you’re staycationing and hitting the highway to the highlands of Scotland – now is the time to get your Will sorted out. At long last. Planning ahead A bit of forward planning goes a long way here. […]
THREE THINGS YOU MUST INCLUDE IN YOUR WILL!
When I speak to clients about their Wills, I encounter recurring topics that I have to ask them to make decisions about. It’s natural that the same, or similar, issues come up. So, to save you some time when you come to do your own Will, here’s a list of my top three must-haves. 1.YOUR EXECUTORS The Executors are the people that will carry out your instructions in your Will. They are the people that have the legal authority to manage your estate after you die. So, it’s essential you decide who they are when you’re drafting your Will. They […]