Beaujeux Wilde & King Solicitors - Wills

What is a Will?

BWK Solicitors - Wills and Probate lawyers A Will is a legal document that sets out your wishes for the distribution of your home and assets following your death. It is also a document that can provide for legal guardians of minor children (ie children under 18 years of age).

Many individuals and families often do not appreciate the full extent of matters requiring their consideration when making a Will. Anyone undertaking writing a Will ought to have advice from a solicitor on the options available. This also ensures that the Will is carefully and properly prepared and signed off, and that it is legally valid.

1. How can I structure my Will to ensure that my share of my home and assets passes to my children on my wife’s death? Can I protect them from any change in her circumstances after my death?

2. Who should I choose as Executors and guardians and what do those roles involve in practice?

3. My wife and I own assets greater than the Inheritance Tax (IHT) threshold (currently £325,000). How can we implement IHT planning within our Wills?

4. How can we structure our Wills to protect our estate from being used up by nursing and care fees?

5. How can we pass our assets to our children to avoid potential claims from their spouses on a divorce or from others claiming against their assets?

6. What are the usual substitute provisions put into Wills in the event that our primary beneficiaries die before us?

7. How are funeral provisions and wishes usually dealt with in Wills?

8. How would our Wills be administered if your firm was appointed to act as Executors or if you were asked by our family to administer our Estate? What are the current Probate procedures and costs?

9. Overall, how can we ensure the Will is correctly drawn up, certify its validity and ensure that all of the legal necessities as to capacity, knowledge and understanding of what is being carried out are formally covered?

Our Wills and Probate team

We have team of Wills and Probate lawyers with a wealth of experience in advising on all aspects of making a Will. We explain the matters you need to consider and the options available to you to ensure that your Will reflects your last wishes. Experienced lawyers are available for appointments at all our office locations.

Rachel Wos BA TEP Solicitor and Head of Private Client (Stone & Chalfont St Giles)

Johanna Knott BA SFE TEP Solicitor, member of STEP (the Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners) and Solicitors for the Elderly (Chalfont St Giles)

Lucy Pankhurst LLB Hons Solicitor (Stone)

Contact us

To make an appointment to discuss your Will with a member of our friendly and responsive legal team please contact us:
Tel: 01494 870075 (Chalfont office) or 01296 747151 (Stone office)

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