Will Drafting
Will Drafting
Civil partners and s. 117 claims
You might recall last week that I mentioned that s. 117 applications cannot succeed where a spouse inherits, because spousal bequests are exempt from challenge…
Will Drafting
Restriction on s.117 claims
Just a quick note. You will often have to advise a testator that they owe a moral duty to their children. So how does that…
Will Drafting
Errors with homemade wills
You might often have had to help clients sign wills at home by giving them direction and letting them have samples. Particularly during Covid, when…
Probate, Will Drafting
Section 117 and stepchildren
Just a quick one to recall. I was acting for a female spouse of a marriage. The man of the relationship was previously married but…
Will Drafting
Does a will witness need to be over 18?
Now that school is over, your thoughts are turning to summer holidays and ways of occupying the munchkins. While there are many useful occupations for…
Will Drafting
Wills and witnesses
We all know that a witness to a will cannot receive a benefit under a will (s. 82 SA 65). Such a situation does not…
Will Drafting
Handwritten changes to printed wills
If you are a regular will practitioner, you will often be called to make wills at a person’s home or in hospital. You will generally…
Probate, Will Drafting
Practical Issues on Cremation
This weeks burning topic is that of cremation. Just a practical point rather than a legal one. If you are acting for someone who has…
Tax, Will Drafting
Expiry of Civil Partnerships
Civil partnerships arose for same sex couples under the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010. Civil partners have broadly similar…
Probate, Will Drafting
Will witnessing by solicitors
Like getting an unexpected fees windfall, finishing that tricky file or getting a new instruction, no month would be complete without the gazette! In fairness,…
