For a Will to be valid there are certain requirements set out in Section 9 of the Wills Act 1837 which the document must comply with.
We are able to report that The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has formally announced that Wills witnessed via video are to be made legal.
It’s all well and good taking instructions remotely but this is just the first step. The next hurdle is getting the will properly signed, and unfortunately this hurdle is much harder to overcome.
The following article will address these questions as well as some rumours that we’ve heard over the past few weeks regarding the validity of Wills.
Witnessing a Will – Simplifying the process? Considerations when witnessing a Will: To be valid a Will must comply with all of the requirements of section 9 of the Wills Act 1837. One such requirement is that a Will must be signed by the testator (person making the Will) in the presence of two...
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