Do you need to update your Will?
Wills can be a reasonably simple to a very complicated document dependent on your needs and intended wishes at the date of your death. While the topic of what occurs after is often sensitive and fraught with emotion, our Estate Planning team is comprised of the professionals required to ensure your Will is updated with consideration to your circumstances and the required attention to detail.
We all know the possibility of getting a home made Will kit is a tempting option as it saves both time and money for you, the client, but the Courts have recognised that in the long run, not having a professionally drafted Will often leads to more Will disputes and therefore a loss of money.
In cases such as Trevor Alan Thompson as executor of the estate of Angela Helen Thompson v Upton (2021), the presiding magistrate noted that “There is no doubt a good part of the estate will be consumed in a contest over the meaning of what by any measure is a difficult document, It is invariably the case that money spent on having a Will professionally drafted is a sound investment”.
Our Estate Planning Lawyers are able to make the process of updating your Will as stress free and uncomplicated as possible, while ensuring that your wishes are accurately captured so that there is little opportunity for Will Disputes, overall giving your beneficiaries what they deserve.
More Information
If you wish to obtain further information, advice or assistance in updating your Will, please contact one of our Will Lawyers in our Estate Planning team at Matthews Folbigg on 9635 7966, email us at estates@matthewsfolbigg.com.au or through the website www.matthewsfolbigg.com.au
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