Wills

This part of the site provides legal information and documents relating to Wills, including making your Will and changing a Will. If you have not written a Will yet, consider writing one today, as without it, the state may decide how your belongings are distributed.

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Amending a Will

Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your Will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new Will. Use this codicil if you want your Will to list a… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your Will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new Will. Use this codicil to appoint a substitute guardian for… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your Will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new Will. Use this codicil if you need to appoint an executor in… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new Will. Use this codicil if you need to appoint a substitute… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your Will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new Will. Use this codicil if you need to appoint a substitute… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your Will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new Will. Use this codicil if you want to make another gift of… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your Will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new Will. Use this codicil if you want to make another gift of… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your Will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new Will. Use this codicil if you need to revoke the appointment… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your Will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new Will. Use this codicil if you need to revoke the appointment… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your Will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new Will. Use this codicil if you want to cancel a gift that you… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your Will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new Will. Use this codicil if you no longer want to leave a gift… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your Will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new Will. Use this codicil if you need to cancel your choice of… Read more
Price: Free

Living Wills

Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this document to create a 'Living Will', which is a document that sets out your wishes regarding health care and how you want to be treated if you become seriously ill and unable to make or… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland
When you are ill, you can usually discuss treatment options with your doctor and then jointly reach a decision about your future care. However, you may be admitted to hospital when unconscious or unable… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you want to revoke (cancel) your living will, it's a good idea to put this in writing so that everyone is clear about your wishes. In Scotland, this is essential if your living will contains an advance… Read more
Price: Free

Name change

Compatible region(s): England Wales
Use this to change your name by one of two methods - deed poll or statutory declaration. You may have been using your new name for some time, but wish now to formally acknowledge your change of name, or… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): England Wales
You can use this to change the name of your child (i.e. someone under the age of 18) by deed poll. The child must be a British or Commonwealth citizen who lives permanently in the UK. To use this, you… Read more
Price: Free

Trusts

Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this document if land, or property built on land, is in the sole name of one person and it is intended to give rights in the land/property to, or to recognise the rights in the land/property of… Read more
Price: Free
This document may be used where either one person holds property and wishes to declare a trust relating to its ownership or two people hold some property and wish to set out the way in which they own the… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this document to create a trust in respect of personal property; i.e. property other than land, or property built on land (known as real property). Personal property can include personal possessions… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales
This document allows a person to transfer their ownership in shares to another and retain the shares in their name. Where a company requires shareholders to fulfil certain criteria and the person does… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales
This document is intended to be a simple trust for the benefit of a single beneficiary and his/her family. The income of the trust fund is payable to the beneficiary (called the 'life tenant') for his/her… Read more
Price: Free

Wills

Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this Will if you're aged 18 or above and married or in a civil partnership (do not use it if you are widowed, divorced or judicially separated). It will allow you to make as many gifts of money or… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this Will if you're aged 18 or above and married or in a civil partnership (do not use it if you are widowed, divorced or judicially separated). It will allow you to make as many gifts of money or… Read more
Price: Free
Use this Will if you're aged 18 or above and married or in a civil partnership (do not use it if you are widowed or divorced).It will allow you to make as many gifts of money or specific items as you… Read more
Price: Free
Use this Will if you're aged 18 or above and married or in a civil partnership (do not use it if you are widowed or divorced).It will allow you to make as many gifts of money or specific items as you… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales
This Will is designed for someone who is not married or in a civil partnership, whether or not they have a partner and whether or not they have any children. It will allow you to make as many gifts of… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales
This Will is designed for someone who is not married or in a civil partnership, whether or not they have a partner and whether or not they have any children. It will allow you to make as many gifts of… Read more
Price: Free
Use this Will if you're aged 18 or above and not currently married or in a civil partnership. This includes those who've divorced or had their civil partnership dissolved, those whose spouse or civil… Read more
Price: Free
Use this Will if you're aged 18 or above and not currently married or in a civil partnership. This includes those who've divorced or had their civil partnership dissolved, those whose spouse or civil… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Your 'digital assets' are things you manage or store on your computer, tablet, smartphone or online, such as photos, videos, music, e-books, blogs, domain names, movies, emails, conversations, social… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this Will if you're aged 18 or above, married or in a civil partnership, and want to create a discretionary trust of your general nil rate band. This may, for example, be done: 1. To try and… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this document to state what arrangements you'd like to be made for your funeral and for other related arrangements (e.g. funeral service, reception or memorial service). You can make detailed… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
A letter of wishes is an informal letter addressed to your executors or to the trustees of any trust created by your Will. It is used to tell them what you would like to happen following your death… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales
This document creates two Wills for either a married couple or for two people in a civil partnership with each other. Both of you need to be aged 18 or above. Mirror Wills are Wills made by two people in… Read more
Price: Free
Compatible region(s): England Wales
This document is used to sever a 'joint tenancy' of property and, if the property is registered, to register that change at the Land Registry. This converts a joint tenancy into a tenancy in common. This… Read more
Price: Free

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