Business in Wills A Codicil is a document created to alter an element of an existing will such as change of Guardian or Executor. Codicils, like wills, must be written using the correct terminology and they also have to be found and read in conjunction with the existing will that they refer to. I don’t write Codicils when asked, as the fee would be the same (in some cases more) and there is the... 

Many people I talk to are slightly confused about what a Mirror Will is and what a Joint Will is. Well, they are one and the same thing, it’s just different people use different terminoligy to cover a pair of wills drawn up at the same time by a couple who live at the same address. The couple can be married, Civil Partners or simply living together, same sex or otherwise. The reason I chose... 

Business in Wills One of the many things that people ask me when I write their wills for them is ” Can they be written in plain English rather than legal wording?” Whilst I make every effort to keep the wording as “plain English” as I can, sadly, there are certain areas which necessitate the use of legal language so that the wills are water-tight if ever challenged in Court.... 

This is a common term used in Will Writing and simply means your Grandchildren, if they are not referred to by name then many wills use a piece of legal Latin that adequately ensures that your Granchildren will inherit if one of your children pre-deceases you. the Latin term used is “per stirpes” and literally means “by branch” but in legal terms means that the inheritance follows...