Most people we meet have been meaning to write a will for years. The reason they finally do is usually a birth, a house or a scare. Here is what you should know before that moment arrives.
Without a will, the law decides
If you die without a will, a fixed set of rules decides who inherits. Unmarried partners can receive nothing. Stepchildren can receive nothing. The person you would have chosen to sort things out may have no say at all.
A will takes one meeting
For most families a will is a single conversation and a signature a few days later. We ask who you want to look after the children, who should receive what, and who you trust to carry it out. The drafting is our job.
Powers of attorney belong in the same meeting
A will deals with what happens after you die. A power of attorney deals with what happens if you are alive but cannot manage your own affairs. Doing both at once costs little more and saves your family a court application later.
Review it when life changes
Marriage, divorce, a new child, a new house or a business. Any of these is a reason to read the will again. Most updates are a short letter, not a new document.
Wills at Verity Law start from a fixed fee, quoted before we begin.
