If you have decided to do some estate planning, this is one of the most important elements to a complete plan. It can avoid these uncomfortable conflicts after your death between family members.
The Will only becomes effective upon your death and the content of Will is not valid before that time. Therefore it can be destroyed or amended before your death without any consequences.

Most people think that they only need to have a Will done, if they get married, have children or buy a property. This is not true, you need a Will at any time. As it can deal with any of your possessions, relations or your wishes that you did not want people to know until your death.

A Will can be short an simple or long and complex in which you separate your assets, such as your property, stocks and shares, funds in bank account etc. These can be distributed to certain individuals, institutes and charities.
You must choose a person you can trust to execute your Will, they will act on your behalf after your death to deal with your affairs as per your last wishes.
Who does the Will benefit? You, as would you prefer that your possessions went to an ex-spouse rather than directly to your children as you had wanted if you had been alive.

You can have your Will drawn up by a Lawyer or you can use the many credible and online Will drafters. Who can create the Will for you at a fraction of the cost. You can instruct your lawyer on what you wish to achieve from your Will, and what assets you have and they will create a draft for your approval.
To have a valid Will, the Will must:

- be in writing
- be signed by the one creating the Will.
- be acknowledged to be the Will of the person who signs it.
- be witnessed, preferably by those that do not benefit from the Will
- be dated

You will get instructions on what to do next if you decide to use an online company.

Most importantly, you must let somebody know that you have a Will and were it is kept. As often, no family member is notified that a Will was made and they proceed on the basis that there is no Will.
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