DIY Will

If you’re waiting until life settles down or you get all your ducks in a row before doing an estate plan. Chances are high you’ll die waiting. There’s no perfect time to write your will – except right now. Life has a way of turning out different to what we imagine. We see it all the time. We experience it all the time. And yet we’re surprised by it. All the time! If you’re waiting […]

If I had a dollar for every client who has asked me to “Please just write my will in plain English Fiona,” I’d have a few extra dollars a week to run through my accounting system.   “Whilst the language your will is written in doesn’t need to be decipherable to the untrained eye, the language you as the will maker and your lawyer communicate in is of the utmost importance…” When people decide they want

Are safe deposit boxes all they’re cracked up to be?  When it comes to hiding valuables I’ve heard it all; tin cans of cash buried in the backyard, diamonds stitched into the curtain hems, illegal items not just under the mattress but in the mattress. Everyone wants to keep their treasures safe.  “End-of-life wishes and funeral arrangements are of little value if they’re hidden away in a safe deposit box no one can access” If

Online Wills and DIY Will Kits have long been heralded as a saviour for the time-poor (or just poor in general).  But are they all they’re cracked up to be? Everything you need to know before you DIY your will. I often get asked what I think of DIY wills.  I used to be too scared to say “They suck balls” and instead would say “I don’t hate them”.  But actually, I do hate them