Free and Cheap Wills discussion area

mickym

Biggles wrote: »

Well, just think how terrible the rest of us would feel if we ended up paying for it?

So all the financial contributions they have made to the state over their whole working life wouldn't contribute to their care in later life?

Not to mention all their extended family who have always been in full time employment?

Huge financial institutions paying hardly any tax in this country lessens the guilt of doing what they do on a minuscule scale in comparison.

But, as I say, thats sidetracking from this thread.

Keep_pedalling

kelpie35 wrote: »

Can someone please advise me if I can do a free or cheap will.

I want to leave all my belongings including a car to my son. He is my only child.

I have no savings or house as I live in a local HA property.

Am still married but separated for 20 odd years, don't even know if husband is still alive or where he might stay.

In your situation you definitely need a will, otherwise everything would go to your husband assuming he is still alive. Even if he no longer alive, trying to confirm that could be difficult so causing problems for your son.

Being a very simple estate, you should be able to DIY it, just make sure you cover the event of your son pre deceasing you.

kelpie35

Sorry to be so ignorant, but can you tell me how I go about doing a DIY will please

Keep_pedalling

kelpie35 wrote: »

Sorry to be so ignorant, but can you tell me how I go about doing a DIY will please

If you are not comfortable doing it DIY next month is free will month.

http://freewillsmonth.org.uk

billybotto

freewillsmonth.org

Is this offer only available in certain parts of the country?
Says not available in my NE postcode (Newcastle) area.

Yorkshireman99

The short answer is don't! The longer answer is that DIYing it is fraught with risk that the required result will no happen. Some solicitors offer notionally free wills for a time each year but you arid expected, but not forced, to make a donation to charity.

Crabapple

billybotto wrote: »

freewillsmonth.org

Is this offer only available in certain parts of the country?
Says not available in my NE postcode (Newcastle) area.

It's not restricted officially but as Solicitors have to choose to take part some areas won't be covered.

1trainer1

We are a couple in our 30's and was wondering what the best way to get a will is, we don't mind paying for it but as we have a child think it is important to have for each other and also for our daughter

tangerine2

We bought printed Will forms from Amazon, as our circumstances are simple. Husband and wife, if one dies first then whole Estate goes to the other. In the event of their death then Estate divided in equal shares to our two children. Signed and witnessed by two witnesses not In the Will. Probably if one us dies before the other it will be cheap enough to tear up and write a new one.

Yorkshireman99

1trainer1 wrote: »

We are a couple in our 30's and was wondering what the best way to get a will is, we don't mind paying for it but as we have a child think it is important to have for each other and also for our daughter

Go to a solicitor not a will writer and under no circumstances try to DIY. Ask around for personal recommendations. Also remember that wills need to be reviewed from time to time as circumstances change.