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Writing a will does not have to be costly or time consuming. A professionally drafted will can offer financial safety and security to your loved ones, ensuring that your wishes are carried out after your death. It can also save a great deal of expense – significantly minimising the possibility of future disputes and achieving considerable savings in Inheritance Tax.

Our specialist team of Wills and Probate lawyers provide impartial and independent advice covering a range of services including:

  • Court of Protection
  • Estates
  • Intestacy
  • Lasting Powers of Attorney
  • Trusts

If you’re looking for legal advice on any aspect of making, amending or challenging a will, take a look at some of the questions our lawyers have already answered to help you along the way.

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Wills and Probate Questions

My wife was given £500 in someone’s will for the “upkeep and maintenance” of her pets. We were unable to take care personally of the two pets ourselves since we have pets of our own, but we have found them a good home. Will my wife be entitled to the money or not?

I made a will when I lived in Wales six years ago, so the address on it is now obviously wrong. Do I have to have it altered, or can I do it myself? I’d like to appoint my grandson executor; currently the solicitor who drafted the will in Wales is down to do the job.

I have a power of attorney to act for an elderly woman who suffers from Altzheimers and is in residential accommodation. I am named in her will as her sole beneficiary. What would happen to her money if I were to die before her, since she has no relatives and no-one else to leave the money to?

My wife and I divorced ten years ago, but we changed our minds and still live together. We don’t own any property but we each have a small amount of money in separate accounts. What would happen to this money if one of us were to die? Neither of us have made wills.

I was executor of my uncle’s will. One of the beneficiaries couldn’t be traced, and according to the solicitor has probably died. I was told to put her legacy into an account in case any of her family came forward. That was six years ago. What’s the time limit for someone to claim the money?

I am a widow. Will my two children automatically be entitled to share my assets when I die, or will my brothers and sisters also have a claim if I don’t make a will?

We are elderly and my wife is starting to suffer from memory loss. I am concerned to secure her future should I die first. We own our house in joint names, and my stepson has suggested we sell it to him for a nominal sum while continuing to live here. Is that a feasible option?

Shortly before she died three years ago a friend told me she had left me something in her will. However I remarried and moved home twice, and my friend only had a cousin who didn’t know me, so I was never informed. Would I still be entitled to the money, and how would I go about finding out?

I am 72 and have about £30,000. When I die I want this money to help my sister, who is 67, and her son and my brother, who are both unwell and live in sheltered accommodation. Would it be sensible to set up a trust? My concern is that the income from it could prevent the beneficiaries from claiming state benefits.

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