Sometimes I come across people like the woman who made the statement about writing both hers and her partner’s Wills in Great Dunmow in the title to this blog that have tried to write their own will without much success before finally giving up and contacting me for professional advice.
Of course, legally there is nothing to prevent you from looking to write your own will since there is, in fact, a considerable body of guidance available in high street stores like WH Smith and Waterstones in cities and towns like Great Dunmow which can help you with the process.
However, the reality is that the majority of laypeople are not able to deal with anything other than the most simple of circumstances and estates of small value such as one spouse leaving the entirety of their estate to the other spouse in an area like Great Dunmow. One of the main reasons for this is that a person’s will must be worded correctly or else there could potentially be significant delays in the probate process or, worst still, the will itself could be rendered to be invalid in the circumstances.
A further problem centres upon the fact that an individual’s will is not be considered to be a one-off document. By way of illustration, the reality is that the will you make at 25 years of age as a new parent in somewhere like Great Dunmow is unlikely to still be significant by the time you are a 65-year-old grandparent because your family unit is likely to have changed several times over due to relationships being forged and lost during this period. However, there is also a need to appreciate that the amendment of your will does not mean just crossing out the content of your original will and handwriting new instructions in place.
Therefore, for these and many other reasons, you are advised to seek out the assistance of a professional will writer like Andrew Douglas Wills and Legal Services to advise you on the effective structuring of your estate so as to limit your inheritance tax liability and also maximise what you are able to give your beneficiaries in areas like Great Dunmow rather than run the risk of your loved ones potentially missing out on thousands of pounds.
Contact Andrew Douglas Wills and Legal Services today to see how we could help you to get your affairs in order to protect both yours and your loved ones best interests by writing your Wills in Great Dunmow and throughout Essex.
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