This is a common question for people to ask me, and my first answer is “whenever any major changes happen in your life”. Major changes that affect your Will could be the birth of a...
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“We want to leave everything to our daughters” There are numerous horror stories on the willwriting circuit of cases where Wills have gone wrong, or the lack of Wills or Lasting...
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It is not unusual for me to be asked: “I wrote my Will a few years ago, how often should I review it?”. I advise my clients to review their Wills regularly to ensure they are still...
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There is literally no more important reason to write a Will, than to secure a young child’s upbringing with your chosen, trusted guardians. So it is worrying that, according to a report by...
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I recently met a couple in Lancaster to write their Wills. They are a ‘blended family’ (children from previous relationships) and have various business interests, so it’s not a...
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That’s a question I have been asked zero times… yet. But I’m sure it’s coming. From what I can tell from trying ChatGPT out, the short answer is “Yes”, it...
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Most of us have heard of Wills and see the value of them (even if we don’t all write one), because we are all going to die. But we won’t all lose mental capacity (for whatever...
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The Times recently reported statistics from Private Client Solicitors, showing that the number of disputes over Wills leading to court cases has risen by more than a third since 2017 and more than...
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I recently wrote Wills for a young couple who are scheduled to marry next year. Their Wills are pretty standard – if one of them dies, the other will inherit everything, and if they both die...
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