by Claire Stollery | Jul 16, 2021 | Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Wills
When we sit down with clients to discuss their new Wills, one of the first questions we will ask is “who would you like to be your Executor”? For some clients, the answer is usually straightforward – their surviving spouse, and in default, a relative, close friend,...
by Claire Stollery | Jun 18, 2021 | Estate Planning
When making a new Will and Testament, there may be details that you wish to include as to the reasons for its provisions which aren’t suitable for inclusion in the Will. In such circumstances, we would recommend that you make what is known as a “Memorandum of Wishes”....
by Claire Stollery | Jun 3, 2021 | Estate Planning
“Why should I pay a solicitor to prepare my Will when I can just write one myself?” For whatever reason – cost, convenience – some individuals choose to prepare their own Wills, sometimes without even a Will kit to assist them in meeting the necessary formalities as a...
by Claire Stollery | Feb 19, 2021 | Estate Planning, Wills
The provisions of your Will should continue to reflect your current circumstances. As Tony likes to say, its provisions should reflect your wishes as if you had “died yesterday”. When changes happen in your life, it’s therefore important to consider how these changes...
by Tony Kelly | Mar 13, 2018 | Estate Planning
“Can’t you wait till I’m dead?” A client of mine, of German extraction, visited his elderly father several years ago who asked him to explain what the provisions made in his will. The heading to this article was the father’s response! This response recently came to...
