Wills

[kirsteenrose]

Out of curiosity, i was wondering if you can still be left something in a Will even if you don't attend the Will reading? Do you HAVE to be present? Thanks.

[Ethel]

No, you don't have to be present - the executors are under a legal obligation to do everything possible to trace the beneficiaries.

That is why you often see the classified adverts in the newspapers asking people to make contact if they know the whereabouts of a person.

[mrpeter]

Until the will is read you may not know that you were a beneficiary anyway so no, you do not have to be present.

[dzug]

Will reading is something that largely occurs in pre-war fiction - in real life it hardly ever occurs.

[dannydingbat]

In 20 odd years of law, I have never seen a will read. The first someone knows about their bequest is usually when a cheque drops through the door