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Writing A Will
My widowed sister wants to write a will. She does not own her house so will only have money to leave, she wants this to be between myself our other sister and a very good friend. My question is what if one of us pre deceases her does she then have to re write her will or in the case of myself and our sister should she add 'and/or dependants' after our names Her friend is single and has no dependants. My sister wants to write her own will and not do it via a solicitor any advice would be appreciated. Sorry forgot to mention she has no children
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easily he best answer is have a solicitor do it
thx ubasses
or Chris Buen chico
and not me really but hey here goes this is AB !
1. her name and address and occ befor e retirement
2. burial - burnt or offered to the crows ( ,Parsi)
3. revoke other wills
4 appoint executors ( 2 sisters)
5. special gifts - little pooky to Glady next door - thruppence to British Legion
4. residual gift - the resta my estate to ... ..
5. if Jonquil's portion is to go equally to her two kids if J is dead then use "per stirpes"
like this
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8 do NOT use and/or - the will may be invalidated for uncertainty because 'and' does NOT mean anything like 'or'
9.attestation bit at the end
and bobs your uncle
none of the beneficiaries can witness the will - that may invalidate it - the two witnesses MUST be present together
and the attestation ( we two witness together and in the presence of each other blah blah blah ) is a certain form
and bobs your uncle !
even a wonky will may get p and run if everyone after the death agrees what it says
follow this advice at your own peril !
Oh once you have got a will signed of any sort make sure all parties KNOW what the will says and understand. esp the bit where if they die their portion DOES go to their kids or DOESN'T go to their kids
thx ubasses
or Chris Buen chico
and not me really but hey here goes this is AB !
1. her name and address and occ befor e retirement
2. burial - burnt or offered to the crows ( ,Parsi)
3. revoke other wills
4 appoint executors ( 2 sisters)
5. special gifts - little pooky to Glady next door - thruppence to British Legion
4. residual gift - the resta my estate to ... ..
5. if Jonquil's portion is to go equally to her two kids if J is dead then use "per stirpes"
like this
https:/
8 do NOT use and/or - the will may be invalidated for uncertainty because 'and' does NOT mean anything like 'or'
9.attestation bit at the end
and bobs your uncle
none of the beneficiaries can witness the will - that may invalidate it - the two witnesses MUST be present together
and the attestation ( we two witness together and in the presence of each other blah blah blah ) is a certain form
and bobs your uncle !
even a wonky will may get p and run if everyone after the death agrees what it says
follow this advice at your own peril !
Oh once you have got a will signed of any sort make sure all parties KNOW what the will says and understand. esp the bit where if they die their portion DOES go to their kids or DOESN'T go to their kids
Tell her that if she does not want to use a solicitor then her money is highly likely NOT to go to who she wants it to go to. She can write her own Will, in her own words, and let a solicitor take a look and correct anything if necessary . He will then oversee the signing/witnessing and it will be Legal.
To get back to the original OP there are will writing tools available on line for around £50. They guide you through the process and put everything in Legal speak, but of course don; t give advice on the legalities of your bequeaths.
However, a basic Will where there is no Property/Land to dole out costs around £150 max -bit more for a 'mirror will'. Included i this will be advice from your Solicitor on the best way to word it, including making provisions for if one beneficiary should predecease the bequeathed. It amazes me how naive people are, and how trusting, when it comes to inheritance. They think they only have money to leave, but they also invariably have debt which has to be dealt with, even if it's just squaring up the Utility bills and paying the funeral director. Maybe show your sister some of the advice given on here and try and persuade her to go see a Solicitor. Some solicitors are backing a 'Free Will Scheme where they will do a Will for free if you give a donation to charity.
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However, a basic Will where there is no Property/Land to dole out costs around £150 max -bit more for a 'mirror will'. Included i this will be advice from your Solicitor on the best way to word it, including making provisions for if one beneficiary should predecease the bequeathed. It amazes me how naive people are, and how trusting, when it comes to inheritance. They think they only have money to leave, but they also invariably have debt which has to be dealt with, even if it's just squaring up the Utility bills and paying the funeral director. Maybe show your sister some of the advice given on here and try and persuade her to go see a Solicitor. Some solicitors are backing a 'Free Will Scheme where they will do a Will for free if you give a donation to charity.
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