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should i get a ready made form to do a will?
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and get this checked over by a solicitor and get 2 witnesses. i asked a friend's solicitor who i was paying to do this but it has been months since i asked them so thinking of doing it differently. any tips appreciated. thanks
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You can do it yourself quite easily.
There will be books on this at your library (eg Wills for Dummies)0 -
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Since they don't seem to belong to any professional Willwriting organisation I would avoid them.[FONT="]Public wealth warning![/FONT][FONT="] It's not compulsory for solicitors or Willwriters to pass an exam in writing Wills - probably the most important thing you’ll ever sign.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Membership of the Institute of Professional Willwriters is acquired by passing an entrance exam and complying with an OFT endorsed code of practice, and I declare myself a member.[/FONT]0 -
Erm. Just pop in to your local bank and carry it out. They provide free safe keeping if you carry out with them. HSBC do them. Barclays provide you it for free if you join their additions account. I believe Lloyds have the same facility.
You fill in the form and a professional solicitor types this up. Then they send this to your house to double check. Once this is ok, you pop back in to the bank and get it witnessed by the staff. Then.... free safe keeping which usually costs £15 per year.
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Remember to say thank you to people who help you out!
Also, thank you to people who help me out.0 -
Since they don't seem to belong to any professional Willwriting organisation I would avoid them.
from the website it says
"All Wills written)by a UK law degree qualified legal executive (LLB) for your complete peace of mind. Your completed Wills are then sent to you, bound and ready to sign, all within around 14 days. "
is it really necessary to have them being a member of the will writing association? Any legal bods out there shed light on this?0 -
Don't the banks end up being executors on this type of deal - cheap for now, but they collect big-time later?TEDDYRUKSPIN wrote: »Erm. Just pop in to your local bank and carry it out. They provide free safe keeping if you carry out with them. HSBC do them. Barclays provide you it for free if you join their additions account. I believe Lloyds have the same facility.0 -
The thing i would say is, it does depend on what you have to leave and how many people are affected, playing devils advocate, what happens if you want person a to get it all, person b then throws a dicky fit, brings a court case and gets everything.
As for banks if they charge £15 per yr,in 10 yrs time you have spent £150, but for apr £40 to £60 isn't it worth it for piece of mind.
My circumstances, i'm a single mum, 1 child, i have small amount of savings, but when anything happens to my parents I inherite a 3 bdrm house. My ex and I split up when I was 7mths gone, I was a victim of domestic violence, if i died without making a will and stateing a legal guardian for my daughter, she would automatically go to her dad, a man who has done nothing for his daughter, not been any part of her life, yet the will has given me the stability that god forbid anything happened my daughter would be safe, my best friend has agreed to be exetuor to the will.
Admittadly due to my income level when I had mine done I had it done for free, if I needed to renew it, say I got married, had another child etc, my financial situation more positive I would have to pay for the will, but i would rather forgo a couple of ngts out and have peace of mind.xx rip dad... we had our ups and downs but we’re always be family xx0 -
My ex and I split up when I was 7mths gone, I was a victim of domestic violence, if i died without making a will and stateing a legal guardian for my daughter, she would automatically go to her dad, a man who has done nothing for his daughter, not been any part of her life, yet the will has given me the stability that god forbid anything happened my daughter would be safe, my best friend has agreed to be exetuor to the will.
Are you sure that his blood relationship doesn't take precedence over your will - or has he given up any parental rights?0 -
he has no parental rights, daughter was born 2002, we werent married and he refused to have his name of birth certificate, there are no legal documents nameing him as the father. He pays nothing through csa.xx rip dad... we had our ups and downs but we’re always be family xx0
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