If you have minor children living with you maybe from a previous relationship or children born of your existing partnership, you may wish to appoint guardians in case your child’s other parent does not survive you.

Someone you can trust to deal with the administration of your estate.

If you own a property jointly with someone and want to secure your share of the property for the benefit of your family to stop them being disinherited (see Property Trust).

If you own your property as joint tenants in equity and wish to include the above trust in your will (see Property Trust).

Are there any heirlooms you wish to gift?

Distribution of your

residual estate -

Who is to inherit your estate?

Do you wish to be buried or cremated? Any special arrangements?

A simple accident or illness at any age may be all it takes to leave a person totally dependent on others. A Lasting Power of Attorney document therefore is as important as your will document. You have to be of sound mind when you instruct your Lasting Power of Attorney – don’t wait until it’s too late. See more information here.

Storing your will document safely.

Where two people contemplating marriage agree that their personal estate shall always remain their own and shall remain forever from claim by the other

An agreement by which two people agree terms under which they will live together.