A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document which allows a person to appoint someone they know and trust to make decisions on their behalf
A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document which allows a person to appoint someone they know and trust to make decisions on their behalf
Time is running out to book your place at The Society of Will Writers Annual Conference and spaces are filling up fast!
Thousands of Certainty Will Searches are conducted on a monthly basis by next of kin and probate professionals who are checking that no Will exists or that the Will currently held is in fact the last Will.
Many of you will already be aware that marriage revokes a Will unless it is clear that you were making it in contemplation of marriage, but did you know that divorce or the dissolution of a civil partnership also has an effect on your Will?
Statistics show that over half of the UK population die without making a valid Will and 5.4 million people don’t know how to make one.
As much as we try to encourage testators to speak with the people they wish to appoint as executors to inform them of their choice, some people will one day find themselves surprised with the role.