We're going to talk about divorce and what effect that has on your Will. Unfortunately, half of marriages these days end in divorce. Quite often there's a valid Will in place, which leaves everything to your spouse who is now your former spouse. So a question I'm asked really regularly is what [...]
I'm going to be talking about the times in life that you need to update or make your will. People often ask me how often they should update their Will and the answer is, if you work with us, will contact you every two years and ask you one simple question, has anything [...]
Let's talk about about disasters. When you make a Will, you make it for a number of circumstances. If you're the first to die, quite often your wealth will go to your spouse or your partner, either directly or through some sort of Trust arrangement. If you're the second to die, your [...]
In this post i'm talking about protecting your property as part of your overall estate planning. For many people their family home is their most important asset that they want to see passed down the generations to their family. The family home is also the asset they'd hate to see lost to [...]
In this post we'll get a look at the things you can give away in your Will. Giving away something in a Will is called a legacy. A legacy can be almost anything. Quite often it's an amount of money or it's a family heirloom. A legacy can be to a charity, a [...]
We have just been notified the we are Finalists in the National Paralegal Awards 2019. We have made the shortlist in two different categories – Will & Probate Services is nominated as Will Writing Organisation of the Year and our Managing Director Nick Ash is nominated as Paralegal of The Year. The annual [...]
Hello welcome to WAPS TV. My name is Nick Ash and today we're going to talk about Wills for unmarried couples. An interesting anomaly in the British legal system is that being married is still a huge tax advantage. If you're unmarried you cannot inherit off your partner unless you've got a [...]
Most Wills will appoint executors which we covered in the last video (if you missed it go here), but executors will generally go on to become trustees.The role of a trustee is really to manage the money of your estate. If there are young children who are inheriting at 18 or older, that [...]
When you make a Will, one of the questions you're asked will be to choose executors for your Will, a minimum of one and a maximum of four. They should be people you trust to put in place your wishes after your death. Ideally, they should be younger than you, and quite [...]
The sad fact is most young people don't have a Will, and if you're young and with children it's really important you appoint guardians in case anything happens to you and your partner. A Will is the only legal document that allows you to appoint testamentary guardians for your children. What this means [...]
