Will has previous address

Zandoni

I’ve just finished applying for probate on line, all I have to do is send off the will. The worrying thing is the deceased's will has a previous address on it.

Does anyone think I’ll have a problem, there is a property involved but it’s not mentioned in the will, just to share the estate equally between all the children.

Thanks

xylophone

the deceased's will has a previous address on it.

This should be no problem - relative is executor (and has probate) of an estate where the address of the testator was that of her previous family home (before she moved into care where she ended her days).

Dox

People move the whole time and either forget, or see no need, to write another will. Given no property has been specified, I doubt there'll be any issues.

Savvy_Sue

the only time an out of date address is a problem is where the identified property has either been sold, or its ownership changed before death.

So, if I bequeath my house at 1 Acacia Drive to my sons, but then sell it to pay for my care home, that part of my will 'fails' because I no longer own that property.

But if I give 'everything' without specifying what that includes, it's not a problem.

Zandoni

Thanks everyone, that's put my mind at rest.