At Else Solicitors we work closely with clients and customers to ensure that all scenarios…
Your Will: Letters of Wishes – what are they and why are they useful?
A properly executed Will is a binding legal document which sets out how you want…
At Else Solicitors we work closely with clients and customers to ensure that all scenarios…
A properly executed Will is a binding legal document which sets out how you want…
There are certain formalities which have to be complied with for a Will to be valid. These are set out in section 9 of the Wills Act 1837 and describe the physical process which must be gone through when a Will is executed for it to have what is generally referred to as ‘formal validity.’
Certainly there are other considerations which must be taken into account, such as the Testator’s capacity, but if the provisions of section 9 are not complied with, the Will will not be valid in any case.
The aim of Update your Will Week 2023,’ hosted by Solicitors for the Elderly and running from 23rd to 29th January, is to highlight the need for people to review their Wills and ensure they are still fit for purpose. Circumstances and family change over time so it is vital that you review your Will regularly to keep everything up to date and to avoid potentially costly litigation if your Will is no longer relevant.
In this article we look at the self care that comes from having one’s personal finances in order, especially in the case of wills and probate.
There are lots of legal myths around which crop up from time to time, here…
This is a question which I am often asked by family members, friends and random…
This article highlight some of the main difficulties we have seen come to light in homemade, or online Wills.
If you were to pass away suddenly, what would happen to your four legged friends? Whilst this is something that no parent wishes to consider the correct preparation can spare your family a lot of time, heartache and expense.
Imagine this situation – a parent has written a Will leaving their estate to their 2 children in equal shares. Then after doing this, they make a gift of a substantial sum of money to the younger sibling to help them buy a house. If the parent then dies without making a similar gift to the older child, do we end up with an imbalance in the estate – would/should the older sibling expect to receive more from the estate to balance up the lifetime gift to their sibling? This is where the double portions rule is likely to be effective.