Howard Sykes Solicitor

Fletcher Day Solicitors

Making a Will

What is a Will?

What does it do?

What happens if there is no Will?

Why does it matter?

What happens if you do not make a Will?

Value and nature of assets

Different financial and family circumstances

The Intestacy Rules

Spouse Children

If No Will

Unmarried cohabitation

Second marriage

Making a Will

Mental capacity

Undue Influence

Revocation

Have you made a Will before?

Have circumstances changed?

Burial or Cremation

Religious views

Particular wishes/requirements for funeral

Appointment of Executors

What is an Executor?

How well do you know him/her?

Is he/she;-1 competent

2 trustworthy

The Beneficiaries What will they get?

1 Chattels eg family heirlooms/jewellery/car

2 Money

3 Residue (usually very important)

Signing the Will

Have you read it over?Do you understand it?Does it reflect what you intend?

Signing the Will

Witnesses

Joint ownership

House in joint names

Automatic Right of Survivorship

Specific Shares

Inheritance Provision for Family and Dependents Act 1975

Claims can be made by people who feel that they have unfairly been left out

Either because of the terms of the Will or the Intestacy Rules

Eg partner or child of the Deceased or if you lived with the Deceased for at least two years prior to his death.

BUT Court decides on merit of claim

Keep it in a safe place

Tell your executors where it is

Eg solicitors office

Not at the back of a cupboard to be forgotten

Review your Will

Have your financial or other circumstances or those of your family changed?

Howard Sykes

Fletcher Day Solicitors

25 Savile RowLondon W1S 2ER

0207 632 0089

howard@fletcherday.co.uk