Wills - Should I Use a Professional To Draft a Will?

You do not need to use a professional to draft your will. As Will writing is an unregulated service, anyone is able to write a will or even start a will writing company without having gained any qualifications in relation to will writing. Many people can choose whatever means they wish to use for drafting a will.

Using a solicitor to draft your will is probably the most sensible way to go about it, but it will be costly using a solicitor and their legal services. There are advantages of using a solicitor as they are obliged by law to give you specific information about the work you have asked them to do in relation to the will. They must also give you the best information for you about costs of the work that they need to do and give an estimate of the time it will take if there is a factor of calculation of fee. A solicitor will be clear as to what they will do for you and operate complaints handling procedures if there is an unhappy customer.

It is possible to attempt to draft your own a will online. There are thousands of will writing services that provide online wills which have surfaced in the past few years. The problem with drafting a will online is that there is little difference from doing a diy will writing kit to doing it online. You do not receive the guidance you may require, and you may not have included everything that you would have if you had gone through a solicitor and been guided through the appropriate questions. But, if you are really strapped for cash, an online will is extremely reasonably priced and would be fine for anyone with a straightforward estate and wishes. It is certainly not suitable for anyone who has a large estate and quite a complex family.

The best questions to ask when looking for an online service is whether the provider is reputable, does it provide telephone advice if you are stuck, does it ask questions that are relevant to your circumstances, does it provide the service of a solicitor to look over the will and can you leave the service and return to it another time to continue with the drafting process. These are all the type of questions that you should research the answers to before using an online will writing service.

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