will writing advice

MobileSaver

RAS said:

And the POA can be done on-line for the cost of the fees, without a solicitor.

I was surprised that the solicitor charged 4x as much for just filling in PoA forms compared to writing the will which involved professional advice. Is there more to it than that or are the forms particularly complicated?

RAS

The complicated bit is making decisions. Who do you trust to have your best interests at heart, and who practically could make sure you are looked after. 

It needs discussing with those you hope to recruit.

Sea_Shell

RAS said:

The complicated bit is making decisions. Who do you trust to have your best interests at heart, and who practically could make sure you are looked after. 

It needs discussing with those you hope to recruit.

Those you trust may not be those best placed to deal practically, and visa versa.

Pennylane

We have today drafted our Wills with a solicitor!  Another job almost ticked off the list. 👍

Mojisola

Pennylane said:

We have today drafted our Wills with a solicitor!  Another job almost ticked off the list. 👍

Read the wills very carefully and check that names and relationships are correctly recorded.
Also, make sure you sign your own wills (my parents were handed each other's wills to sign at their solicitors - fortunately, we noticed the mistake before they died and were able to redo the wills!)