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Mojisola

itsanne wrote: »

Thanks, but March isn't free wills month in Scotland. However, it should be properly done if I just take the contentious part out as it was written by a solicitor in the first place. We have no reason to think he's incompetent.

Make sure you understand about signing and witnessing -
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/ihtmanual/ihtm12047.htm

itsanne

Mojisola wrote: »

Make sure you understand about signing and witnessing -
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/ihtmanual/ihtm12047.htm

Thank you. We will be careful about the signing and witnessing.

(You would think that the information in that link could be more clearly given!)

Mojisola

itsanne wrote: »

(You would think that the information in that link could be more clearly given!)

I don't think it would get any prizes from the Plain English Campaign!

sammy1234567

If it really seems like the solicitor put themselves down as an Executor without the testator's knowledge then you could complain to the Law Society. I guess you'd need to be completely sure that was the case before doing so. Also before doing a formal complaint, you are supposed to sort out the issue with the solicitor, so an initial step could be to complain to the solicitor first, ask them to re-write it for free without themselves as Executor.

itsanne

sammy1234567 wrote: »

If it really seems like the solicitor put themselves down as an Executor without the testator's knowledge then you could complain to the Law Society. I guess you'd need to be completely sure that was the case before doing so. Also before doing a formal complaint, you are supposed to sort out the issue with the solicitor, so an initial step could be to complain to the solicitor first, ask them to re-write it for free without themselves as Executor.

Thanks for responding, but we'll stick with rewriting and be done with it. It won't cost anything other than a little of my time, and thanks to the people on here I won't lose any sleep over it.

FreeBear

itsanne wrote: »

Thanks for responding, but we'll stick with rewriting and be done with it.

Be very careful with punctuation when you do write a copy. Resist the temptation to insert commas and full stops where there are currently none. An errant comma in the wrong place could totally transform the meaning of that line - One reason many wills are written devoid of any punctuation.

Yorkshireman99

That is why the OP should suggest advantage of the free will. It wi Lloyd also mean the will takes account of current legislation.

itsanne

Yorkshireman99 wrote: »

That is why the OP should suggest advantage of the free will. It wi Lloyd also mean the will takes account of current legislation.

Answered below, thanks.

itsanne wrote: »

March isn't free wills month in Scotland.

itsanne wrote: »

there have been no changes in Scotland so far. (There has been consultation.)