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astreix

Mrs has convinced me to get a Will in place.

If anyone has personal experience, can they recommend a solicitor in Surrey area?

Yorkshireman99

astreix wrote: »

Mrs has convinced me to get a Will in place.

If anyone has personal experience, can they recommend a solicitor in Surrey area?

Best thing is to ask your friends fopr a personal recomendation. Choose a firm with several partners but not a big one.

busiscoming2

I have two adult children from a previous marriage and one adult child with my second husband. He has no other children. We want our wills to say the same: To each other on death and equally between children on second or both deaths. As there are stepchildren involved, are the wills still classed as mirror wills?

Mojisola

busiscoming2 wrote: »

I have two adult children from a previous marriage and one adult child with my second husband. He has no other children. We want our wills to say the same: To each other on death and equally between children on second or both deaths. As there are stepchildren involved, are the wills still classed as mirror wills?

There’s no reason why you couldn’t have mirror wills - just make sure that the children’s name are given in full and that the wills are kept safe.

If you died first and his will went missing (or he changed his will), your eldest two could miss out on their inheritance.

Yorkshireman99

busiscoming2 wrote: »

I have two adult children from a previous marriage and one adult child with my second husband. He has no other children. We want our wills to say the same: To each other on death and equally between children on second or both deaths. As there are stepchildren involved, are the wills still classed as mirror wills?

The most important thing is that all parties get independent professional advice and get the job done by a solicitor aunder do circumstanes use a will writer or try to DIY it.

Wikikenkey

My partner and I would like to draw up mirror wills up leaving all to each other and then to our adult child. Can I and our adult child be executors?

Also has anyone had any experience with Co-op Legal Services in writing their will or know whether they would be recommended?

Thanks

Mojisola

Wikikenkey wrote: »

My partner and I would like to draw up mirror wills up leaving all to each other and then to our adult child. Can I and our adult child be executors?

Yes. Beneficiaries can be executors.

We have each other and adult children as executors.

Wikikenkey

Thank you so much for your quick reply. Just read some good reviews on Co-op. Think I will go ahead.

Savvy_Sue

Is Coop offering a solicitor or a will writer? you need the former

Wikikenkey

Not sure - I didn't think about that - Martin had a link on site with a reduced fee till 30 June. I will check.