Making a Will

Wills and Probate Solicitors in Kidderminster

Is your Will legal?

At HB 121 Solicitors our Wills and Probate Solicitors based in Kidderminster and our Wills and Probate Solicitors in Stourport on Severn are here to assist you. In order for your Will to be legally valid you must:-

  • Be of 18 years or over.
  • Be of sound mind.
  • You should be making the Will voluntarily.
  • The Will must be in writing.
  • The Will needs to be witnessed in the presence of two witnesses who are both over the age of 18 and it must be signed by your two witnesses in your presence.

Any changes to your Will must follow the same process in above in signing and witnessing.

For further advice, please contact our Wills and Probate Solicitors in Kidderminster on 01562 702655 or 01299 848944.

Reviewing your Will through Wills and Probate Solicitors in Stourport-on-Severn

Your Will should be reviewed every 5 years or sooner and, in particularly, as soon as there has been any change in circumstances in your life. These may be as a result of the following:-

  • Getting married as this will cancel any Will you have made previously.
  • Getting separated or divorced.
  • Moving house.
  • Having a child.
  • If the Executor who you have named in the Will dies.

The Will cannot be amended after it has been signed and witnessed. A Will can be changed by having a Codicil which is making an official alteration. The Codicil must be signed and witnessed in the same way as witnessing a Will. Please note that there are no limitations as to how many Codicils you can add to a Will.

Wills and Probate Solicitors will help you make new Will

Should there be major change of circumstances in your life you may wish to consider making a new Will. Your new Will should explain that it revokes all previous Wills and Codicils.

To speak to our Wills and Probate Solicitors in kidderminster please contact us.

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