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How to make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change
Your will lets you decide what happens to your money, property and…
Your will should set out: who you want to benefit from your will who…
For your will to be legally valid, you must: be 18 or over make it…
You should review your will every 5 years and after any major change in…
Search online for a will, grant of representation or probate document for a death in or after 1858
How to apply to the Court of Protection to make a will for someone who is not able to make one themselves, what forms to use, how much it costs and how the court decides
Apply to the Court of Protection if you want to make (or change) a will on…
Download and fill in the following forms to apply to make a will on behalf…
An application for a statutory will costs £421. You may also have to pay:…
The Court of Protection will send you a letter to confirm that your…
The Court of Protection will tell you if: your application has been…
You’ll be sent a court order confirming that your application has been…
Changing an inheritance after death (a 'variation') and how it can affect amounts of Inheritance and Capital Gains tax due
Search for the will of a soldier who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986
This guide will help you consider your options when shopping for will writing services.
The Government is introducing legislation to allow people to use video-conferencing technology for the witnessing of wills being made.
Find out if you need to apply for probate to deal with the estate of someone who’s died. Discover how to apply for probate or letters of administration and what to do if there’s no will.
Find out who is entitled to a share of someone’s property, possessions and money if they die without making a will
Use this form to search for a ‘grant of representation’ (known as ‘probate’) or a will for someone who died in England and Wales in or after 1858.
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