How should a will be dated?

Brynsam

Robin9 wrote: »

It's so easy these days to rewrite your will as the solicitor holds it on his PC

Not once GDPR comes into force on Friday....

Yorkshireman99

Nonsense! They can still continue using WP and filing systems as at present.

paddy's_mum

In your shoes, I'd be far more worried by the thought of what else your prying, untrustworthy and dubious relative might get up to!

It takes some unbelievably bare-faced cheek to open such a private document - which has been ENTRUSTED to you! - and so brazenly display such a lack of integrity.

In your shoes, can you really afford not to get the will checked out and/or redrafted by a solicitor, and perhaps stored with them to avoid possible tampering.

I'd be inclined to change my will and leave a big chunk to the local cats' home on the basis that most pets seem to be straightforwardly honourable.

Owain_Moneysaver

paddy's_mum wrote: »

I'd be inclined to change my will and leave a big chunk to the local cats' home on the basis that most pets seem to be straightforwardly honourable.

Well, there was that roast chicken that disappeared from the kitchen worktop ...

Dox

Yorkshireman99 wrote: »

Nonsense! They can still continue using WP and filing systems as at present.

Check your facts - you obviously haven't understood how far-reaching these changes are going to be. There is no valid reason under GDPR why a solicitor would need to keep a soft copy of a will once the testator has signed it.

Yorkshireman99

Dox wrote: »

Check your facts - you obviously haven't understood how far-reaching these changes are going to be. There is no valid reason under GDPR why a solicitor would need to keep a soft copy of a will once the testator has signed it.

On the contrary I have checked facts. It very long established practice for solicitors, and numerous other organisations to keep electronic copies of documents for future retrieval. As far as wills are concerned it is very useful that if you got to your solicitor so he can produce a copy to discus any changes and make amendments if required. There has been an enormous amount of misunderstanding, and frankly scaremongering in the media about the new rules. If fact they tighten up a lot of things the main thing is that companies can no longer store and use personal data in some ashes without specific permission and notifying the data subject that they can opt out if they wish.