Consider A Letter Of Wishes

As Will Writers in London we are often Making a Will for our customers to help deal with contentious issues such as leaving a legacy to someone who perhaps an outsider would assume is not the natural beneficiary.

Excluding certain persons in a Will may well be challenged and upheld in Court.

Below is a list of certain persons who are most likely be given an award if they are believed to have been unjustly treated:

• Your husband or wife
• Any former wife or civil partner
• Any child of yours
• Children that you have looked after that are not of your bloodline
• Any other person who immediately prior to your death was being maintained wholly or part by you

A Will tends to deal with facts to avoid ambiguity. The Courts will of course refer to the Will in assessing a claim but what a Will does not cover is the rationale behind the decision to include or exclude beneficiaries.

Our London based Will Consultants are trained to spot and anticipate potential problems, and as a standard practice we advise a Letter of Wishes is written and stored with the Will.

What does the Letter of Wishes do? Well in the testator own hand it details the exact reason for the disbursement of the assets to the beneficiary, and why in their opinion this is justified. This Letter of Wishes will be read in Court. This shows that this was a deliberate and pre-meditated act as it takes time to write such a letter. As it is hand written it also can be traced and accredited directly to the testator. And unlike, a plain signature it is difficult to exert undue pressure to write a whole letter.

As part of our London Will Service we can provide free Letter of Wishes templates to prospective testators to help them construct the letter appropriately.

For more information on our Will writing services please call us on 020 7993 2044.

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