This pack contains a comprehensive Will for a married person or civil partner and a Lasting Power of Attorney - Property & Affairs. Whilst a Will allows you to dictate how your assets will be distributed on your death, you should also ensure that if you are unable to deal with your assets during your lifetime, someone can take over the management of those affairs for you. In this way, a Lasting Power of Attorney – Property & Affairs – allows you to appoint an attorney to deal with your assets should be unable to do so.
The comprehensive Will allows you to make as many gifts of money or specific items as you like. You will be able to leave the remainder of your estate after making gifts (i.e. the residuary estate) to as many persons you would like, either in equal shares or in varying percentages. You can also vary how you would like to leave your residuary estate, make provisions for the care of pets and appoint guardians for your children. (Those with spouses/civil partners domiciled outside the UK should note that the normal tax-free allowances do not apply, and we recommend tax advice is sought in these cases.)
If some day you are no longer able to look after your own financial affairs, due to such factors as an illness, accident or the onset of dementia, or if for another reason it would be more convenient for someone else to do so, you can use the Lasting Power of Attorney – Property and Affairs to give that power to another person, called your "attorney". Once the power comes into effect, your attorney (or attorneys) will have the legal authority to act on your behalf in financial matters. Your attorney(s) will be able to use the document to act on your behalf as soon as it is registered, unless you specify otherwise in your Lasting Power of Attorney. Please note that this document can only be used in England & Wales.
Using this service you will be taken through a series of questions online and from the information you provide your document will be created for you on screen. Once complete you may obtain a review of your document by one of our expert lawyers, who will make any necessary amendments and refinements to ensure that the document covers the circumstances outlined in your replies to the questions online, and then email the finished document to you.
When you're happy that the document is complete you can then save and/or print it.
If some day you are no longer able to look after your own financial affairs, due to such factors as an illness, accident or the onset of dementia, or if for another reason it would be more convenient for someone else to do so, you can use this document to give that power to another person, called your "attorney". Once the power comes into effect, your attorney (or attorneys) will have the legal authority to act on your behalf in financial matters. Your attorney(s) will be able to use the document to act on your behalf as soon as it is registered, unless you specify otherwise in your LPA. Please note that this document can only be used in England & Wales.
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This Will is suitable for anyone who is married or in a civil partnership. It will allow you to make as many gifts of money or specific items as you like. You will be able to leave the remainder of your estate after making gifts (i.e. the residuary estate) to as many persons you would like, either in equal shares or in varying percentages. You can also vary how you would like to leave your residuary estate, make provisions for the care of pets and appoint guardians for your children. (Those with spouses/civil partners domiciled outside the UK should note that the normal tax-free allowances do not apply, and we recommend tax advice is sought in these cases). This Will is suitable for use in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.