Can you use c/o address for benefices?

no1catman

Where yo have little contact with relatives (nieces) and you don't know their address, can you leave it as 'care of (c/o) e.g. parents. Perhaps adding their address as a codicil at a later date. Or would it be sufficient for the executor to know the address at the appropriate time?

p00hsticks

I take it you are referring to writing your will, not that you are executing one ?

There is no need to include the address of any beneficiaries, just ensure that there is enough information to uniquely identify them - e.g. 'my niece Mary Jane Doe' or Mary Jane Doe, daughter or my sister Freda' 

Marcon

no1catman said:

Where yo have little contact with relatives (nieces) and you don't know their address, can you leave it as 'care of (c/o) e.g. parents. Perhaps adding their address as a codicil at a later date. Or would it be sufficient for the executor to know the address at the appropriate time?

Problem is that the parents (or whoever) might have moved - or died - between the time you make the will and the time you die.

Ensure that the will clearly identifies the intended beneficiaries (full name and relationship to you should do the trick), and then leave it to the executors to establish contact with them. If you have a useful address book, preferably paper to avoid the need for a password, that might help when the time comes.