Jul
13
Mistakes To Avoid When Compiling Your Final Will
- POSTED BY Henry Harding IN Legal Services
It does not matter how old or young you are, having a will is important. it really helps regulate things if you are not among your family members anymore and the more property that you have under your name the more complicated matters would be if you were to not sort them out while you are still capable of doing so. Even if you do write your final will if it has not been completed properly you would actually have wasted all the time and energy that you invested in making it, as it will not be held competent in court. Here are some of the most common mistakes that people do while writing their final wills and how you can avoid them.
Basing the will only on information you got from research
The internet has information for everything. But even if that is the case, the information that you do get is rather generalized which means that it may or may not be correct for the situation that you are looking at. Therefore while you can definitely do your own research and find out some information and bring yourself up to date on all the fundamentals you should also think about going in for a consultation with your trusted family lawyers so that they can actually get you the specific information that you need for your will and help you in finalizing it in a way, where it will be competent.
Thinking that all your assets can be given away in your will
Not all of your assets and accumulated wealth can be given away sometimes. If you have a business that is successful and has a few shareholders, you will most likely need to speak with your commercial litigation lawyers Melbourne before you make a call on how you would like to handle your portion of shares in your will. If you do not do so, matters could get complicated after your passing where the will might get contested. You should also be aware of the fact that once an insurance beneficiary has been nominated it cannot be revoked for the most part. Therefore you should also think about that aspect of it.
Not completing your will
Any good will needs completion. Do you want the access to the property to be conditional? Maybe your grandchildren will only inherit it if they get into university? Or perhaps you have a step son or daughter that have been estranged that you wish to include in your will? Maybe you have forgotten somebody or something? All of these factors contribute to the completion of a will that will be fair to everyone. Do not finalize your will without completing it first.