wills

WHY SHOULD I MAKE A WILL?

Making a will is important for several reasons. Here are few:

1. Control over your asset: A will allows you to dictate how your assets will be distributed after your death. This can help ensure that your assets are passed on to the people or organisations you care about in the way […]

By |May 5th, 2023|Categories: Advice / Tips, Probate/Wills|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on WHY SHOULD I MAKE A WILL?

MY ORIGINAL WILL – WHERE SHOULD IT KEEP IT?

Your original Will should be kept in a safe place where it cannot be damaged or tampered with.  Further, you should never write on it, staple or unstaple it, put a paper clip in it or mark in in any way.  Problems may arise after your death, if there are signs that your Will […]

By |April 21st, 2021|Categories: Advice / Tips, Probate/Wills|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on MY ORIGINAL WILL – WHERE SHOULD IT KEEP IT?

WHAT HAPPENS TO MY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AFTER I DIE?

Social media is a huge aspect of our day to day lives. From Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, LinkedIn, YouTube, Tumblr, WhatsApp – the list goes on and on. Whilst making a social media account can all be done with the click of a button (and more often than not without spending a cent), the […]

By |May 13th, 2019|Categories: Advice / Tips, Local News, News, Probate/Wills|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on WHAT HAPPENS TO MY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AFTER I DIE?

FACE YOUR FEARS AND MAKE A WILL

As Halloween approaches you might want to stop and think about what frightens you: whether ghosts and ghouls or monsters and mice, we all have our fears.  For many it is a fear of facing their own mortality.  This might explain that while most adults no longer check for monsters under the bed, few […]

By |October 13th, 2017|Categories: Advice / Tips, Probate/Wlls|Tags: , , |Comments Off on FACE YOUR FEARS AND MAKE A WILL

What Will Happen If I Become Unable to Manage My Own Affairs?

We all take it for granted that we can make our own decisions about the issues that affect our lives. However, we can lose that capacity to make our own decisions. Alzheimer’s, Dementia and failing health are just some of the increasingly common scenarios.   Dementia affects more than 48 million people around the world […]

By |February 25th, 2016|Categories: Advice / Tips, Probate/Wills|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on What Will Happen If I Become Unable to Manage My Own Affairs?