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 to care for them until they reach the age of majority.

Someone you can trust to deal with the administration of your estate. Your executors administer your estate and distribute it according to your wishes.

If you want to secure your share of the property for the benefit of your family to stop them being disinherited after you die (see Property Trust).

If you enter into a civil partnership, you have the same taxation rights as married couples (See Inheritance Tax).
Please note that any existing will is revoked upon entering into a civil partnership unless it states that it was made in anticipation of your civil partnership.

If you own your property as joint tenants in equity and wish to include the above trust in your will (see Property Trust). We will change your ownership to joint tenant in common (50% each) so that you can dispose of your share in your will.

Are there any heirlooms you wish to gift?

Distribution of your

residual estate -

Who is to inherit your estate if your partner does not survive you?

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.

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