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| Thread ID: 107594 | 2010-02-23 03:40:00 | Setting up a will | bk T (215) | PC World Chat |
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| 860817 | 2010-02-24 08:30:00 | After reading the above views, recommendations, etc., looks like getting a lawyer to set up on seems to be the way to go. | bk T (215) | ||
| 860818 | 2010-02-24 08:35:00 | Go to a young lawyer so he/she will outlast you to carry out your requests maybe. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 860819 | 2010-02-24 08:59:00 | Go to a young lawyer so he/she will outlast you to carry out your requests maybe. I was thinking about that. I thought if you get one lawyer, he/she may not be there anymore in due time. You may have this will and be executed with a new lawyer down the road ... The reason I didn't use a lawyer was the initial cost and I am still pretty young .. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 860820 | 2010-02-24 10:45:00 | The Public Trust and Guardian Trust do a good job but they are organisations which means personal service to you doesn't come naturally. They exist to handle estates which are complex - overseas assets, intellectually handicapped children, large farms/businesses which have to be managed for decades into the future. Many lawyers charge little or nothing for wills. Don't look for flashy offices. :D Age doesn't matter because whoever eventually administers your will does what your executor tells them too. The executor is usually a spouse, family member, or trusted friend. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 860821 | 2010-02-24 11:09:00 | If you want a basic one the Public Trust does one for free. There are terms and conditions with that as someone else mentioned. Setting-up is free but when the will goes into effect, fees start being charged so weigh it all up against using a lawyer. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 860822 | 2010-02-24 18:32:00 | If you are buying a house, a lawyer will often prepare a simple will for you for free. We had our first wills done that way - the lawyer offered to do it for both of us. On a later occasion, another lawyer did the same thing when we moved to a new city and bought a new house. We said to him that we already had wills with another solicitor - should we simply get them sent to him? His response was "Nah, don't bother, it is no trouble to set up new ones". It was only later that I realised that this was probably self serving, because he got his name on there as one of the executors... However, we benefited too, because we now had new wills with all details updated, and it would be easier for the family to find. |
John H (8) | ||
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