Minor Change To Will

[sunny-dave]

I need to change the executors named in my will - the substance of the will/bequests will remain unaltered.

My solicitor seems to think that a charge of £90 for this is reasonable - I beg to differ.

Is it possible for me to:

a) draft the change and get it suitably witnessed

b) insist that the solicitor (who has the original of the will) attaches my amendments to his copy.


Thanks

Dave

[Peter Pedant]

No Dave you have a view to what he will charge if he is an executor

Type out the will exactly as he has it but change the executors and exclude him unless you want your poor widow to starve

get it signed and make sure all three of you are in the room and looking at the will while each signs.

each take a glass of ratafia and reflect on why it is called ratafia

keep a copy and give a copy to each exec

then die - then you know what I mean.

If you want against all intelligence the solicitor to be an exec
then you are gonna pay pay pay
and it looks as tho the paying is starting early

there is no rule that a solicitor has to have a will in order for it to be valid on your death,

oh and make sure there is a revocation clause in the new copy
this automatically operates to invalidate earlier copies such as your solicitors whether or not there is knowledge/notice

[sunny-dave]

Nooo - the solicitor is not (and will never be) an executor - he simply did the will in the first place a few years ago and holds the signed copy.

I just need to change one executor from person A (who I no longer trust) to person B (who I do).

Dave

[treetops68]

Or get a Will pack from Smiths (about £25) and use that. I believe all the nescessary guide lines are included; once completed just go to the solicitors and swap them over.

[ubasses]

http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/codicils.htm

You can download a codicil to change an Executor form the above site for less than £6

[sunny-dave]

Thanks ubasses - that is extremely helpful.

Dave

[boxtops]

Dave, FYI, I have asked my holding solicitor to store a number of documents alongside my Will - preferred funeral details, etc. As long as your executors know who's holding the document, it seems a good place to store things to be referred to after we've gone.

[sunny-dave]

Thanks, Boxy