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Do you have questions about your Will? Ask Cancer Research UK’s expert solicitor Rebecca Massey - £200 voucher to be won

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CeriGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 01-Mar-23 10:43:51
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Please note, this Q&A is now closed for questions. You can read the expert's answers from page 3 onwards.

Having a Will ensures our wishes are fulfilled after we die, from the distribution of our possessions to taking care of the people and organisations that matter to us. However, if you’re creating a new Will or updating an existing one it can be hard to know where to start or where to look for advice. To help you out, Cancer Research UK has invited one of their expert solicitors to answer your questions around your Will.

●Everyone who shares a question on the thread below will be entered into a prize draw.
●The Q&A will close on 15 March at 23:59
●One lucky Gransnet user will win a £200 voucher
●Rebecca will be back online on 16 and 24 March to answer a selection of your questions.

Please note, Cancer Research UK cannot provide individual legal advice to Gransnet users. For specific questions about what you should put in your Will and how to manage your estate, they always recommend talking to your own solicitor.

About the expert
Rebecca Massey is the Legacy Management Lead at Cancer Research UK and a qualified Private Client Solicitor. Rebecca has worked in the Legacies team for 10 years looking after the legacy gifts that have very generously been left to Cancer Research UK. She previously worked as Solicitor in Private Practice advising clients about their Wills and Estates’.

Cancer Research UK have a Free Will Service to help you pledge a gift to life-saving research. Here’s what they have to say about it :

‘Our Free Will Service allows anyone over 18 to easily write or update a simple Will for free. Whether you would like to write your Will in person, online or over the phone, we partner with best-in-class solicitors and Will-writing providers to give you expert support.’

Good luck with the prize draw

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blue25 Sat 11-Mar-23 14:44:14

If I leave money to some of my nieces & nephews, but not others, can I ensure that those left out can’t contest my choice?

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ParlorGames Sat 11-Mar-23 14:48:42

How can I ensure that my partners estranged son cannot claim my home? The property is in my sole name and bequeathed to my AC with right to reside granted for my partner in case I die first.

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Katie59 Sat 11-Mar-23 19:50:05

ems07957

Can an executor also be a beneficiary?

Yes

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Katie59 Sat 11-Mar-23 19:52:40

ParlorGames

How can I ensure that my partners estranged son cannot claim my home? The property is in my sole name and bequeathed to my AC with right to reside granted for my partner in case I die first.

Give your partner occupation for life value, then revert to others of your choice.

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lynnielou Sat 11-Mar-23 22:33:03

What happens if joint executors cannot agree?

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Katie59 Sun 12-Mar-23 07:33:33

lynnielou

What happens if joint executors cannot agree?

As executors their job is to wind up the estate and distribute the proceeds according to the will, there is often a variation. Ultimately if there is disagreement a court will decide, anyone can challenge a will but many fortunes have been lost to legal fees.
Many executors will engage a solicitor to help and advise unless it’s straightforward.

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RainbowChild Sun 12-Mar-23 22:14:57

The solicitors, who my mothers will and other documents were with, have now moved without informing us and we have no clue where to. How do we track them down to be able to access all our documents?

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cathryn1 Mon 13-Mar-23 20:23:06

I have my late dads estate share of my moms house, should I just give it straight to my daughter or will this restrict her chances of getting her own mortagage

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Yolostela Mon 13-Mar-23 20:34:09

We had a will done years ago when our children were young. If we all passed, the estate went to our siblings. Since then our children have married and there are grandchildren. Do we need to change it?

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Parris Tue 14-Mar-23 09:09:12

Are DIY wills recognised in law?

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lollipop123 Tue 14-Mar-23 09:32:57

If you are married can you choose to leave your half of your estate on your death to your children rather than your spouse, if everything you and your partner own is a joint asset/finances?

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Katie59 Tue 14-Mar-23 09:34:43

Yolostela

We had a will done years ago when our children were young. If we all passed, the estate went to our siblings. Since then our children have married and there are grandchildren. Do we need to change it?

You need to check the wording of the will, often if a child predeceases you their share would go to their children. You certainly need to review the will, often couples make mutual wills.

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Ladytulip Tue 14-Mar-23 13:09:49

What's the cheapest way to set up a Power of Attorney?

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sheridarby Tue 14-Mar-23 20:11:36

If our children live in our house, in London, would they have to sell it, or could they continue to live in it.

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Hetty58 Tue 14-Mar-23 20:24:09

Ladytulip:

'What's the cheapest way to set up a Power of Attorney?'

It's simple to DIY as all the forms and information are online.

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matty44 Tue 14-Mar-23 20:53:58

If I want to leave everything to several charities, who would be the executor, as I have no children.

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ickle0ne Tue 14-Mar-23 22:00:32

Can you add a clause that is not visible to people until you die - eg if it's proven that someone has gone above and beyond to take care of you in the case of ill health the will is subsequently amended to benefit that person more?

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kevin0000 Wed 15-Mar-23 00:03:29

Is it possible to leave a "bucket" of money that would be shared out equally when the eldest grandchild reaches (say) 25 including grandchildren born after I died?

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Lisapaige24 Wed 15-Mar-23 00:19:43

I have decided not to leave everything to my daughter in my will I have left to 2 charities that I raise money for half of my house and a sum of money but she says she will contest it as her dad would of wanted her to have everything but we owned and paid for the house jointly and I am leaving her the half he wanted her to have but I told her am not leaving her my half as we bought her house for her and that’s her inheritance from us can she dispute it at all and if so would she be likely to win ?

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BravaJoseph Wed 15-Mar-23 03:52:05

How long does it take to receive the proceeds from a will after Probate meeting ?

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Katie59 Wed 15-Mar-23 06:47:33

ickle0ne

Can you add a clause that is not visible to people until you die - eg if it's proven that someone has gone above and beyond to take care of you in the case of ill health the will is subsequently amended to benefit that person more?

Many wills are entirely secret you until you die, personally I don’t think it’s a good policy but it’s your choice

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Katie59 Wed 15-Mar-23 06:49:58

Lisapaige24

I have decided not to leave everything to my daughter in my will I have left to 2 charities that I raise money for half of my house and a sum of money but she says she will contest it as her dad would of wanted her to have everything but we owned and paid for the house jointly and I am leaving her the half he wanted her to have but I told her am not leaving her my half as we bought her house for her and that’s her inheritance from us can she dispute it at all and if so would she be likely to win ?

You are going to have to explain this to a solicitor, everything depends on who promised what.

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Hanab Wed 15-Mar-23 08:10:27

If we don’t use the western (I don’t know how to better explain) will but use a religious one is it legal? In otherwords can we use the religious will as is or do we have to use a lawyer to legalise it?

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glammanana Wed 15-Mar-23 08:15:35

Can the sons from my late husbands first marriage contest my will when I have gone they had no contact with their father but have made suggestions they should be classed as part of any future inheiritance do I need to make it clear they are not entitled ?

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Katie59 Wed 15-Mar-23 09:36:11

Yes anyone can contest a will but it’s not going to be cheap

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