Will

[jennyjoan]

I have made my own will and legally signed etc - however at the moment I am extremely very disappointed at one of my family that I want to cut him out of the will.

Without upsetting the whole will is there any way I can get him out of it

[Redhelen72]

you can add an appendix ( there is a posh word for it) and get it witnessed and signed

[bednobs]

if you want to remove a beneficiary, a codicil probablty wont be good enough - you'll need to make a new will

[jourdain2]

Judging by my latest experience - the answer is 'No, you can't'. I had to disinherit someone. I asked on here (law) not all that long ago. You might be able to find the answers.
I then contacted my will-maker and he confirmed it.
Not a big job, just re-write the whole Will, I assume that whatever he got will go to someone else so you would state that.
Hope this helps and saves you time.

[jourdain2]

^^^ P.S. I also asked about codicil, etc. and they are no longer legal.

[Redhelen72]

Interesting - thanks for the update

[Buenchico]

You can write a codicil to your will but I can't suggest the wording unless I know where you want your money (or other bequest) to now go, as that could affect other parts of your will. (e.g. if your current will divides everything equally between Fred, Mary and Joe but you now want only Fred and Mary to benefit equally, then references to what Fred and Mary get will need to be changed).

If a draft of your will is stored on your computer though (as mine is), it would be far simpler just to modify that document to produce a new will.

[Buenchico]

>>> I also asked about codicil, etc. and they are no longer legal.

My response to that rhymes with 'Rowlocks'!

Codicils are perfectly valid as long as they've been correctly drafter and then signed and witnessed. However, as most will draft are stored on computers these days, they're not used that often (because it's simple to amend the electronic draft).

[jourdain2]

Thanks for that buenchico. I'll put that to the will-making chap next time I have cause to use him. Maybe it's because of what you said about storage, or perhaps it's because cutting someone out is a biggist thing to do unlike, say,'Sue gets grandma's aspidistra'.

[bednobs]

dammit sue, i wanted that aspidistra!

[jourdain2]

Hahahaha! Well done!
I may try to find an aspidistra now. :)

[Khandro]

May I ask where people keep their wills, - with a bank, a solicitor or in a tin box ? Thanks.

[novalis]

Mine is lodged with a solicitor and my sole beneficiary has a copy.

[jno]

mine's just in a filing cabinet, the beneficiary knows where.

[jourdain2]

I bought a large, green box-file and OH and I have put everything in it. Copies of bank accounts etc (so executors have access to all financial info.) birth certs., marriage cert., the dog's passport and verts. certs. - everything we could think of.
This is in our study and exec. knows where to find it. Will-maker has also lodged a copy of our Wills somewhere or other.

[barry1010]

You can store your will with the Probate Office for £20. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/store-a-will-with-the-probate-service/how-to-store-a-will-with-the-probate-service

[Peter Pedant]

in the wills drawer. I am careful to destroy old wills of mine, and have given one ( of the copies, silly!) to my main heiress.

as for having a will leaving all to Alfie and Bertie and wanting to add a codicil - all to alfie and nil to Bertie
I am OK with - you can't

[Peter Pedant]

er you can't - new wills please ! haw haw haw

[jennyjoan]

A new will maybe made but it is getting witnesses to sign

[Barmaid]

Who did your previous Will?

[Redhelen72]

I wonder how many times a solicitor has had to change wills for people because of falling out