Wills

[Daij]

If I wanted to change my will so that everything I own in their entirety went to one person, how would I word it?

[bednobs]

depending on what your will says now you might be best just to make a new one rather than change it

[maggiebee]

Think you would be best to consult a solicitor to make sure your wishes are expressed so there's no room for doubt.

[ubasses]

You could do it with a codicil, but agree with bednobs there could not be any ambiguity then.

[Daij]

Thank you all

[Peter Pedant]

a will which does what you want is the same as my fathers:

I John Smith of Beaminster in the county of Dorset hereby revoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions made by me and declare this to be my last will. I appoint Jane Smith my wife to be my executrix to whom I devise and bequeath the whole of my estate absolutely.
In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand this day of two thousand and eleven.

Signed by the said John Smith as and for his last will in the presence of us both presence at the same time who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses

Witness 1

Witness 2

NB witness 1 or 2 cannot be Jane Smith
witness

[Peter Pedant]

oops saves you forty quid
and remember if it doesnt work
I take no responsibility

[Peter Pedant]

there are rules not that difficult that you have to follow.
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as recently as 2011 a will was turned over because witness 2 a nurse said to the judge well now you mention it, I signed it afterwards........oops

[Buenchico]

I used to write wills for a living and (apart from the need to expand the date to read 'this eleventh day of December in the year two thousand and eleven', and to include the full address of John Smith) I'm confident that PP's draft would suffice.

However I'd prefer to see a specific reference included to state what should happen if the intended beneficiary was to die before you (or, for example, to die in the same road accident). So, after 'absolutely', I'd add something like 'subject to the proviso that the said John Smith shall survive me for a period of thirty days. If John Smith does not survive me for such period . . . [as required]'.

Chris

[Peter Pedant]

Praise fromBueno chico !
mwah mwah everyone - next stop X Factor !