Need to make a will

BusyGirl

I apologise if this is in the wrong place.
My husband is 54 and I am 44 and I'm ashamed to say we've never made a will. I was hoping that someone could recommend a good company who could help us to write our wills. Obviously the first choice would be a local solicitor but rather than just google local solicitors, I was hoping for suggestions from people who have experienced good service.
Thanks

McKneff

Try AgeUK, sometimes there are free ones with a donation to AgeUK

Google it.

Ms_Chocaholic

Where are you in the UK Busy Girl?

BusyGirl

Hi, we are in Liverpool.

myato

Free wills month coming up in March

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/free-cheap-wills#cheap

whitewing

We had our wills done for a donation to charity by a local solicitor. It was good service (probably just as good as we would have had without the willaid scheme.) They did have a trainee sitting in on the meeting but they may have done that anyway. I was pleased to get it done at long last and they did bring up a few points that I hadn't thought of, in terms of sharing out amongst siblings here and abroad, and also DS being a stepchild _ future half-sibling and so on. Ours were simple mirror wills.

chesky

I personally would make sure I went to a solicitor rather than a will-writing company; there are more legal controls over them and there's nothing worse after a death than a family riven by arguments because a will is open to different interpretations.

Hollie_Rose_2

chesky wrote: »

I personally would make sure I went to a solicitor rather than a will-writing company; there are more legal controls over them and there's nothing worse after a death than a family riven by arguments because a will is open to different interpretations.

I couldn't agree with this more. My step-sisters ages 7 and 13 have just tragically lost their mum (with no warning - it was very sudden). Due to there being no written will, the sister (their auntie) swooped in and has taken everything, even photos of my step dad and their mum - why would she need these?

Obviously grief can do terrible things - but I highly suggest having a will, die to their mum passing - if anything (god forbid) happened to my mum and step dad then I would have to become the guardian for my sisters - and have had to sign many papers to agree so.

You can never be too prepared - no matter what age. Especially if you have the responsibility of children.

Mojisola

Hollie_Rose wrote: »

I couldn't agree with this more. My step-sisters ages 7 and 13 have just tragically lost their mum (with no warning - it was very sudden). Due to there being no written will, the sister (their auntie) swooped in and has taken everything, even photos of my step dad and their mum - why would she need these?

Your step-sisters are the next-of-kin and their aunt had no right to take stuff away. In law, it's theft.

Biggles

Hollie_Rose wrote: »

Due to there being no written will, the sister (their auntie) swooped in and has taken everything

The existence of a will wouldn't have affected it. If she ignored the laws of intestacy, she would have ignored a will.

She has stolen whatever their inheritance might have been.

pondskater_2

We are thinking of sorting out our wills and I had wondered about the ones you can write yourself, having seen them in a stationery shop. Our wills should not be too complicated but don't want any problems in the future. Any one with experience of these?