Probate
5 reasons to write a Will
Speed: When you die, the Probate process is usually more straight-forward (and therefore faster) if you have a Will. Choice: Personal family items, the people to look after your children, funeral arrangements – wouldn’t you prefer to have a say in these things? Do you know how decisions are made when there is no Will?…
Read MoreTop tip for Executors: check that the Will is valid!
Don’t just take someone’s word for it – look at the Will with your own eyes and think: Has it actually been signed by the Will-maker (aka the “Testator”)? Are there two witness signatures? Are these witnesses also beneficiaries (or the husband/wife/civil partner of a beneficiary) in the Will? Can you see the special “Attestation…
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